Following her baseball days, Applegren returned to Peoria and worked for Caterpillar Tractor Company as a data entry clerk for insurance benefits.
Commenting about the event, Applegren said, When you concede both the pioneer nature of the AAGPBL and the league's high caliber of play, it seems only fitting the AAGPBL be accorded such a place of honor in the history of our national pastime.