- Dottie Wiltse Collins
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Dorothy Wiltse Collins Pitcher Born: September 23, 1923
Inglewood, CaliforniaDied: August 12, 2008 (aged 84)
Fort Wayne, IndianaBats: Right Throws: Right Professional debut AAGPBL: 1944 for the Minneapolis Millerettes statistics
(through 1945)Win-Loss 29-10 ERA 0.83 Strikeouts 293 Teams Dorothy Wiltse Collins [Dottie] (September 23, 1923–August 12, 2008) was an American pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was in existence from 1943–54.
Wiltse Collins, who pitched for the Fort Wayne Daisies, first played in the AAGPBL in 1944, winning 20 games that year for the Minneapolis Millerettes. In 1945, she posted a record of 29-10 while leading all pitchers with 293 strikeouts and a earned run average of 0.83. In 1945 she hurled two no-hitters, both within a 17-day period, and collected 17 shutouts.
In the summer of 1948, she pitched until she was four months pregnant. She did not play in 1949 to rear her first child, and retired at just 27 years old after playing her final season in 1950 so she could raise a family.
In a six-year career, Wiltse Collins posted a 117-76 record with 1205 strikeouts and a 1.83 ERA. She died of a stroke in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the age of 84.[1]
Collins' story partially inspired the 1992 film A League of Their Own.
References
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (August 15, 2008). Dottie Collins, 84, Star Pitcher of Women’s Baseball League, Dies. The New York Times
External links
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Teams Battle Creek Belles • Chicago Colleens • Fort Wayne Daisies • Grand Rapids Chicks • Kalamazoo Lassies • Kenosha Comets • Milwaukee Chicks • Minneapolis Millerettes
• Muskegon Belles • Muskegon Lassies • Peoria Redwings • Racine Belles • Rockford Peaches • South Bend Blue Sox • Springfield SalliesAwards and Recognitions All-Star Team • Player of the Year • Batting records • Pitching records
Articles related A League of Their Own • List of managers • Arthur Meyerhoff • Philip K. Wrigley
Categories:- All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players
- American baseball players
- Sportspeople from California
- People from California
- 1923 births
- 2008 deaths
- American baseball pitcher, 1920s births stubs
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