Dorothy Christ

Dorothy Christ (born September 9, 1925) is a former backup outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed.[1]

Dorothy Christ
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Outfielder
Born: (1925-09-09) September 9, 1925
La Porte, Indiana
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)

Born in La Porte, Indiana, 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]

Sources
  1. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Dorothy Christ. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  2. Madden, W. C. (2005) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  3. Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
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