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As a player[edit]
Joyce played for the Brakettes from 19541963, the Lionettes from 1964-1966, and again the Brakettes from 19671975, In her career, she racked up many of the sports' records, which have yet to be broken:
Most consecutive all-star team selections (18)
Eight-time MVP in the National Tournament (1961, 1963, 1968, 1971 (co-MVP), 1973, 1974, and 1975)
Most victories in a season (42) (in 1974)
Two no-hit, no-run games in National Tournament (four times)
Shutouts in a season (38 in 1974)
Most innings pitched in a game (29 in 1968 against Perkasie)
Career doubles (153)
Doubles in a season (22 in 1968)
Career triples (67)
Brakettes team batting champion (1960, 1962, 196769, 1973)
Highest batting average (.467 in 1971)
Her pitches were extremely fast at over 70 miles per hour. She pitched 150 no-hitters and 50 perfect games, with a lifetime earned run average of 0.09. In her record-setting 42-win season, she pitched 38 shutouts. Her 1974 Brakettes team was the first American team to win the world championship.[2]
In exhibition games, she struck out Ted Williams at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1961 (also during a brief stint in 1966) and Hank Aaron in 1978.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Joyce
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