Dorthia M. "Dottie" Downs (December 10, 1917 – February 11, 1968) was an
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...
player.
[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Dorothea Downs]
Retrieved 2019-03-30.[ Madden, W. C. (2005) ''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary''. McFarland & Company. ]
Downs was born in
South Bend, Indiana
South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2020 United S ...
, to Ershel and Hilda Downs.
[Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1968; Roll: 03
] Downs joined her home club
South Bend Blue Sox The South Bend Blue Sox was a women's professional baseball team who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. A founding member, the team represented South Bend, Indiana, and played their home games at Bendix Fi ...
in
its 1945 season.
[ She appeared in three games and went hitless in five ]at bat
In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher. An at bat is different from a plate appearance. A batter is credited with a plate appearance regardless of what happens during their turn at bat, but a batt ...
s. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.[ Madden, W. C. (2000) ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''. McFarland & Company. ]
Downs died at age 50, unmarried.Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-re ...
at Cooperstown, New York
Cooperstown is a village in and county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. Located at the foot of Otsego Lake in the C ...
. 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.Before A League of Their Own
Written by: Sam Carr. ''National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum''.
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1917 births
1968 deaths
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
South Bend Blue Sox players
Baseball players from South Bend, Indiana
20th-century American women
20th-century American people