Dorothy Christ (September 9, 1925 – November 2, 2020) was an American baseball player who was a backup outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Christ batted and threw right handed.[1]
| Dorothy Christ | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
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| Born: September 9, 1925 La Porte, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Died: November 2, 2020 (aged 95) La Porte, Indiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Born in La Porte, Indiana in September 1925, Christ was assigned to the South Bend Blue Sox during its 1948 season.[1] She appeared in one game and went hitless in one at-bat.[2]
After baseball, Christ moved to Mishawaka, Indiana.[2] The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.[3]
Christ died in La Porte, Indiana in November 2020, at the age of 95.[4]
Sources edit
- ^ a b All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Dorothy Christ. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ a b Madden, W. C. (2005) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
- ^ Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
- ^ A League of Her Own
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