6 ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 1 3 ▁E RA ▁in ▁three ▁seasons , ▁while ▁going ▁ 4 – 1 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 6 0 ▁E RA ▁in ▁five ▁play off ▁appearances . ▁ ▁Er ick son ▁retired ▁from ▁baseball ▁for ▁personal ▁reasons . ▁Everything ▁was ▁great , ▁except ▁the ▁bus ▁r ides ▁to ▁the ▁four ▁state ▁destin ations . ▁I ▁could ▁never ▁sleep ▁on ▁the ▁bus , ▁so ▁those ▁tri ps ▁got ▁b oring ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 2 6 ▁game ▁schedule ▁– ▁all ▁night ▁games , ▁she ▁explained . ▁ ▁Lou ▁married ▁Bur ton ▁S auer ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁house w ife . ▁Her ▁husband ▁was ▁a ▁post master ▁and ▁they ▁produced ▁a ▁daughter ▁and ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁two ▁grands ons . ▁When ▁the ▁k ids ▁started ▁school , ▁she ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁bow ling ▁al ley , ▁a ▁gro c ery ▁store ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁meter ▁reader ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁couple ▁retired . ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁co ached ▁girls ' ▁soft ball ▁in ▁her ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Arc ad ia , ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁Lou ▁Er ick son ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Women ▁in ▁Baseball , ▁a ▁permanent ▁display ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁Museum ▁in ▁Cooper st own , ▁New ▁York , ▁which ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁entire ▁All - American ▁Girls ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁League ▁rather ▁than ▁any ▁individual ▁person ality