Dorice Reid (February 26, 1929 - August 17, 2017) was an outfielder who played from through in the

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. Listed at , 140 lb., Reid batted and threw right-handed. She was born in

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. Nicknamed ״Dorrie״, Reid was a light-hitting outfielder during her four years in the AAGPBL. She entered the circuit in 1948 with the expansion Chicago Colleens, playing for them one year before joining the Grand Rapids Chicks (1949–1951).''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary'' – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Paperback, 295 pp. Language: English. Her most productive came in 1950, when she hit a .199 batting average with 78

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s in 107 games, all career numbers.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book Following her baseball career, Reid settled in Vista, California.The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League In 1988, Dorice Reid 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Dorice All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players Baseball players from Douglas County, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Superior, Wisconsin People from Vista, California 1929 births 2017 deaths 20th-century American sportswomen