Dorothy Christ (September 9, 1925 – November 2, 2020) was an American baseball player who was a backup outfielder in the

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. Christ batted and threw right handed.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Dorothy Christ
Retrieved 2019-03-28. Born in

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in September 1925, Christ was assigned to the

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during its 1948 season. She appeared in one game and went hitless in one

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. Madden, W. C. (2005) ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''. McFarland & Company. After baseball, Christ moved to

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. The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the

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since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure. Christ died in La Porte, Indiana in November 2020, at the age of 95.A League of Her Own
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