Dorthia Downs
| Dorthia Downs | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
| First base / Right field | |
| Born: December 10, 1917 South Bend, Indiana | |
| Died: February 11, 1968 (aged 50) South Bend, Indiana | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Dorthia M. "Dottie" Downs (December 10, 1917 – February 11, 1968) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.[1][2]
Downs was born in South Bend, Indiana, to Ershel and Hilda Downs.[3] Downs joined her home club South Bend Blue Sox in its 1945 season.[1] She appeared in three games and went hitless in five at bats. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.[2][4]
Downs died at age 50, unmarried.[3]
In 1988, 20 years after her death, she was honored with a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York. The display honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Dorthia Downs, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.[5]
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Dorothea Downs. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ a b Madden, W. C. (2005) The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
- ^ a b Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1968; Roll: 03
- ^ Madden, W. C. (2000) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
- ^ Before A League of Their Own. Written by: Sam Carr. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.