| Wanita Dokish | |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Van Meter, Pennsylvania |
| Death Place: | North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania |
| Bats: | Both |
| Throws: | Right |
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Wanita Dokish (April 6, 1936 – September 28, 2016) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed at 5' 5", 125 lb., she was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.[1] [2]
Dokish joined the league in its last season of 1954 and did not have much of a chance to play.
Born in Van Meter, Pennsylvania, Dokish recalled playing baseball at six years of age.[2] But it was not until she was 14 and enrolled at high school, where she had the opportunity to play organized softball.[2]
Dokish attended an AAGPBL tryout at Battle Creek, Michigan, and signed a contract to play for the Rockford Peaches. She hit a single in her first at bat, but was used sparingly after her league debut.[2]
In a 27-game career, Dokish posted a batting average of .113 (5-for-44) with two RBI and five runs scored.[1]
After baseball, Dokish worked at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation based in Pennsylvania. She also continued playing softball until 1974, when she developed leg problems.[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] Dokish was present during the ceremony.[2]
Wanita Dokish died in 2016 in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, at the age of 80.[1]
Batting
| GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | .114 | .278 | .114 | .391 |