▁the ▁Blue ▁So x ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁for ▁what ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁league ' s ▁final ▁season . ▁As ▁the ▁circuit ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁smaller , ▁liv el ier ▁baseball ▁and ▁increased ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁base paths , ▁the ▁hit ters ▁gradually ▁developed ▁an ▁advantage . ▁Jo anne ▁We aver ▁of ▁the ▁Fort ▁Wayne ▁D ais ies ▁batt ed ▁a ▁remarkable ▁. 4 2 9 ▁average ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁home ▁runs ▁to ▁set ▁A AG P BL ▁all - time ▁records ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁season . ▁Her ▁team mate ▁Jean ▁Ge iss inger ▁hit ▁. 3 7 7 ▁with ▁ 2 6 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁a ▁league - high ▁ 9 1 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in , ▁while ▁Betty ▁F oss , ▁another ▁Fort ▁Wayne ▁sl ug ger , ▁hit ▁. 3 5 2 ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁hom ers ▁and ▁ 5 4 ▁R BI . ▁ ▁By ▁then , ▁Rum sey ▁had ▁perfect ed ▁a ▁side arm ▁curve ball , ▁a ▁sink er ▁and ▁a ▁heavy ▁fast ball . ▁This ▁ar sen al ▁of ▁pitch es ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁selection ▁to ▁the ▁league ' s ▁last ▁All - Star ▁team . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁pitch ing ▁in ▁a ▁hit ters ' ▁year , ▁she ▁posted ▁a ▁ 1 5 – 6 ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 1 6 ▁E RA ▁and ▁ 8 9 ▁strike outs ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 ▁inn ings ▁of ▁work , ▁including ▁five ▁shut outs . ▁Rum