Ruth Ann Steinhagen, whose shooting of Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus in 1949 inspired part of the novel “The Natural,” died in Chicago at 83. Steinhagen died in December.

Ruth Ann Steinhagen 1929-2012 Obsessed teen's wounding of ballplayer became basis for Malamud's 'The Natural' By Associated Press Updated March 17, 2013 11:20 p.m.

Ruth Ann Steinhagen survived him by 40 years, dying in 2012. The incident inspired author Bernard Malamud to write The Natural in 1952; it was made into a film starring Robert Redford and Glenn ...

By Cliff Corcoran. Ruth Ann Steinhagen, the obsessed Cubs fan who shot Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus, a former Cub, in a Chicago hotel on June 14, 1949, inspiring the pivotal event of ...

Steinhagen’s sister, Rita Pendl, died at age 76 in 2007. Steinhagen is not believed ever to have been married, and did not leave any immediate survivors. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest.

Steinhagen had her chance the next season, when the Phillies came to Chicago to play the Cubs at Wrigley Field. She checked into a room at the Edgewater Beach Hotel where he was staying and ...

Roy Steinhagen remembers playing at the office while his father, then-owner and CEO at Steinhagen Oil, worked. Once in high school, he started doing his own work for the company -- digging ...

In an effort to combat nuisance levels of non-native aquatic vegetation at B.A. Steinhagen lake in Jasper and Tyler Counties, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Texas Parks ...

Steinhagen, a former middle school teacher, retired from her church work at 65, then returned to the same position at 70, expanding her list of card recipients to parishioners facing cancer.

JASPER, Texas — An alert issued by the Texas Department of Transportation warns drivers that US 190 will be shut down at Steinhagen Lake (Neches River) for a while.