{"id":22925,"date":"2019-11-13T16:05:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T22:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=22235"},"modified":"2019-11-13T16:05:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T22:05:57","slug":"old-town-plaque-dedication-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=22925","title":{"rendered":"Old Town Plaque Dedication to . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rita \u2018Slats\u2019 (Meyer) Moellering Dec. 7<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Florissant ballplayer in \u201cA League of Their Own\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Rita \u2018Slats\u2019 (Meyer) Moellering<\/strong> while she played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1946 through 1949 as a Peoria Redwing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mayor Tim Lowery\nannounced that Florissant, along with Old Town Partners, will host a plaque\ndedication in honor of the late Rita Ann Meyer Moellering. This will be the\n43rd Walk through History plaque in honor of someone who has made valuable\ncontributions and or an impact to the City of Florissant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plaque dedication\nwill be held in front of 990 rue St. Francois on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 4:45 p.m.\nThe ceremony will take place before the traditional tree lighting event that is\nheld in front of City Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rita Ann Meyer\nMoellering, born in Florissant, was a shortstop and pitcher who played from\n1946 through 1949 for the Peoria Redwings of the All-American Girls\nProfessional Baseball League. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rita Meyer was the oldest of seven children. A good fielding shortstop and average hitter during her four seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), she was one of 13 players who made the AAGPBL clubs hailed from Missouri. She was scouted while playing softball for the old Weik reminded them of how Marion played. In 1946, Rita tried out for the league at spring training in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and was allocated to the Redwings expansion team based in Peoria, Ill. She appeared regularly as shortstop and also pitched in 13 games in 1947. Rita hurled a no-hitter in that season but lost the game, 1\u20130. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her most productive\nseason came in 1948, when she posted career-highs in batting average (.232),\ndoubles (12), stolen bases (45) and runs batted in (68). The Redwings advanced\nto the first round of the playoffs for the first \u2013 and only \u2013 time in team\nhistory, but were swept by the Racine Belles in three straight games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rita Meyer married\nRobert Moellering in 1949.  She became an\nactive participant in public school sports for the rest of her life. On Nov. 5,\n1988, she was honored with the rest of the All-American Girls Professional\nBaseball League during the opening of a permanent display at the Baseball Hall\nof Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. In addition, the St. Louis Sports\nCommission presents the Rita “Slats” Meyer Moellering Memorial Award,\nin honor of her, to recognize the accomplishments of women in individual sports.\nHer many hobbies included collecting emblems, poems, and Dick Tracy comic\nstrips. She was an extra in the 1992 movie A League of Their Own<\/em>, but sadly she passed\naway two weeks before the premiere of the film. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rita \u2018Slats\u2019 (Meyer) Moellering Dec. 7 Florissant ballplayer in \u201cA League of Their Own\u201d Mayor Tim Lowery announced that Florissant, along with Old Town Partners, will host a plaque dedication in honor of the late Rita Ann Meyer Moellering. 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