Loretta Dwojak
| Loretta Dwojak | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
| Third base / Right field | |
| Born: December 19, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Loretta Dwojak (born December 19, 1925) was an infielder and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 135 lb., she batted and threw right handed.[1]
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Loretta Dwojak played with two teams during the 1944 season.[2]
A classic line drive hitter, Dwojak was also a skillful bunter and a fast and smart runner. She started the season with the Minneapolis Millerettes, playing mainly at third base, but also appeared at shortstop and was often used in pinch-running duties.[3][4][5]
Traded to the South Bend Blue Sox during the midseason, she eventually replaced Rose Gacioch at right field when Gacioch was pitching. She posted a combined .201 batting average with 18 stolen bases in 63 games.[6][7]
She was not located after leaving the league in 1944.[1]
Dwojak received further recognition when she became part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Career statistics
[edit]Batting
| GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 174 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 43 | 18 | 17 | .201 | .276 | .247 |
Fielding
| GP | PO | A | E | TC | DP | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 52 | 24 | 7 | 83 | 10 | .916 |
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b c "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Loretta Dwojak". Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0. OCLC 60387152
- ^ 1944 Minneapolis Millerettes. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes". 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ a b The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- ^ The South Bend Blue Sox: A History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Team and Its Players, 1943-1954 – Jim Sargent and Robert M. Gorman. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2011. Format: Softcover, 302 pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-4647-1
- ^ 1944 South Bend Blue Sox. Retrieved 2019-03-31.