Dolores Wilson (December 17, 1928 – January 25, 2022) was an outfielder who played in the

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. She batted right handed and threw left handed.Profile
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, Dolores Wilson entered the All American League in 1947 with the Peoria Redwings club, playing for them one season before joining the Chicago Colleens touring team in 1948. 'Dodie', as her teammates dubbed her, posted a batting average of .217 (50-for-230) over 79 games, including a

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and a

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with 16

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s while driving in 23 runs and scoring 17 times. Madden, W. C. (2000) ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''. McFarland & Company. At outfield, she recorded 44

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s with seven assists and committed eight errors in 59 total chances for a .864 fielding average. In 1988, Dolores Wilson received further recognition when she became part of ''Women in Baseball'', a permanent display based at the

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, which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League rather than any individual figure.Before A League of Their Own
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