| Dorthia Downs | |
| Position: | First base / Right field |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 1917 |
| Birth Place: | South Bend, Indiana |
| Death Place: | South Bend, Indiana |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
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Dorthia M. "Dottie" Downs (December 10, 1917 – February 11, 1968) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.[1] [2]
Downs was born in South Bend, Indiana, to Ershel and Hilda Downs.[3] Downs joined her home club South Bend Blue Sox in its 1945 season.[1] She appeared in three games and went hitless in five at bats. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.[2] [4]
Downs died at age 50, unmarried.[3]
In 1988, 20 years after her death, she was honored with a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York. 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.[5]