Dorothy Christ Explained

Dorothy Christ
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:9 September 1925
Birth Place:La Porte, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:La Porte, Indiana, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
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Highlights:
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)

Dorothy Christ (September 9, 1925 – November 2, 2020) was an American baseball player who was a backup outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Christ batted and threw right handed.[1]

Born in La Porte, Indiana in September 1925, Christ was assigned to the South Bend Blue Sox during its 1948 season.[1] She appeared in one game and went hitless in one at-bat.[2]

After baseball, Christ moved to Mishawaka, Indiana.[2] The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.[3]

Christ died in La Porte, Indiana in November 2020, at the age of 95.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/dorothy-christ-chris/244 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Dorothy Christ
  2. [W. C. Madden|Madden, W. C.]
  3. http://baseballhall.org/discover/league-of-women-ballplayers Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
  4. https://hometownnewsnow.com/local-news/539651 A League of Her Own