Ila Borders

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ila Borders
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 18, 1975(1975-02-18)
Age	49
Birthplace	Downey
Country	United States
Horoscope	Pisces

Ila Borders Biography

Ila Borders is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on February 18, 1975 in Downey, United States. Ila Jane Borders (born February 18, 1975), is a former left-handed pitcher in college and independent professional baseball player. As a female pitcher in men’s leagues, Borders achieved numerous baseball milestones at the college and professional levels, including being the first female pitcher to start a men’s professional baseball game. In four seasons from 1997 to 2000, she appeared in 52 games and posted a record of 2–4 and 6.75 earned run average while recording 36 strikeouts.

She returned to the Dukes for the 1998 season, pitching from the bullpen at first. On Thursday, July 7, 1998, she was made a starting pitcher, making her the first female pitcher to start a men’s professional baseball game. The game was an 8–3 home loss to the Sioux Falls Canaries. Her line score on that night was 5 innings pitched, 3 runs allowed (all earned), 5 hits, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts. She was credited with the loss. She made further starts, and on July 24, 1998, she became one of the first female pitchers to record a win in pro men’s baseball in a 3–1 home victory against the Sioux Falls Canaries. A baseball from the game and the line-up cards were donated to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York by home plate umpire Steve Wammer. That night she went 6 innings, giving up just 3 hits, walking 2, and striking out 2. This was the start of a streak of 12 scoreless innings that stretched into her next no-decision start vs. the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. Following that start, she suffered a severe bout of food poisoning that caused her to miss time, and the most of the rest of her outings that season were poor. The Northern League regular season ended the first weekend in September. Her 1998 season totals were as follows: 1–4 record, 44 innings, 8.66 ERA, 65 hits, 14 walks, 14 strikeouts.

In 2000, Borders moved on to the Western Baseball League, where she played for the Zion Pioneerzz. Halfway into that season, disappointed with her performance so far that year (8.31 ERA, 5 games, 8 innings, 17 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts) and with her inability in the preceding offseason to get a look from any clubs affiliated with the major leagues, she retired from baseball.

Borders was elected to the Baseball Reliquary’s Shrine of the Eternals for her unique contributions to the game of baseball in 2003. Borders’ collegiate and professional baseball gear is on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Borders’ style was that of a control pitcher. She attempted to throw breaking pitches and low fastballs to let the hitters get themselves out on ground balls. With enough regular action to stay sharp, such as in her good streaks in 1998 and 1999 when she was a regular starter, she could be very effective in doing this. Without that, such as when she was used irregularly from the bullpen, her control would waver, and her fastballs in the 79–83 mph range were knocked all around or out of the park. She could, when asked, throw a little over 80 mph, but when she did so the ball’s trajectory flattened and became easier to hit. Her best pitch was her screwball, she also threw a curveball which would break from a 10 o’clock to a 4 o’clock as it crossed the plate.

Ila Borders Net Worth

Ila Borders is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ila Borders 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Borders was the first female pitcher to start a men’s NCAA or NAIA college baseball game, playing for Southern California College in the 1994–1996 seasons and Whittier College in the 1997 season. She was also the first woman to receive a baseball scholarship to play men’s collegiate baseball and first woman to earn a win in men’s collegiate baseball. Borders was the first woman to play for The Canadian Collegiate Premier Wooden Bat League for the Swift Current Indians in the summer of 1995.

Borders became one of the first female pitchers in integrated men’s professional baseball (female players such as Toni Stone had played in the Negro Leagues) when in 1997 she signed with the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League, playing in her first regular season game on May 31, 1997 against the Sioux Falls Canaries. In that debut, she hit the first batter she faced, balked, and gave up three earned runs without recording an out. Her next appearance was much improved; in the one inning she pitched, she walked one but then struck out the side. One month into the regular season, she was traded to the Duluth–Superior Dukes. She pitched from the bullpen for both teams, seeing limited use. Her 1997 season totals were a 7.53 ERA, 15 appearances, 14 innings, allowing 24 hits and 9 walks while striking out 11 and with no decisions.

Returning to the Dukes in 1999, a new manager returned Borders to bullpen duty. They did not see eye-to-eye on her role or pitching style. In three outings for this manager, Borders had a 30.86 ERA (0–0 record, 2.3 innings, 10 hits, 4 walks, 1 strikeout). She requested a trade at this point and was sent to the Madison Black Wolf. Here she posted the best numbers of her career. Her numbers with Madison that year were as follows: 1–0 record, 1.67 ERA, 15 games, 32.3 innings, 33 hits, 10 walks, 8 strikeouts.

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Facts & Trivia

Ila Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ila Borders celebrates birthday on February 18 of every year.

Top Facts about Ila Borders

1. Ila Borders was the first woman to pitch in a men’s professional baseball game.
2. She played for four different minor league teams from 1997-2000.
3. Borders had a career ERA of 6.75 and recorded 36 strikeouts.
4. She was featured in several documentaries and books about women in baseball.
5. Borders retired from professional baseball in 2000 at age 25.
6. She later became a firefighter and paramedic in Oregon.
7. In 2018, she was hired as a coach for the independent league team, the Portland Pickles.
8. Borders has been an advocate for gender equality in sports throughout her career.
9. She is considered a trailblazer for women’s participation in traditionally male-dominated sports.
10. Borders’ legacy continues to inspire young girls who dream of playing baseball professionally.

What team did Ila Borders play for?

Borders was the first woman to play for The Canadian Collegiate Premier Wooden Bat League for the Swift Current Indians in the summer of 1995.

What has Ila Borders done that makes her unique?

In 1994, Borders became the first woman to win an NAIA or NCAA men’s baseball game , and in 1998, she became the first woman to get a win in a men’s professional baseball game.