Dottie Wiltse Collins
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 to 1954.
| Dorothy Wiltse Collins | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: September 23, 1923 Inglewood, California | |||
| Died: August 12, 2008 (aged 84) Fort Wayne, Indiana | |||
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| AAGPBL debut | |||
| 1944, for the Minneapolis Millerettes | |||
| Career statistics (through 1945) | |||
| Win–Loss | 29–10 | ||
| ERA | 0.83 | ||
| Strikeouts | 293 | ||
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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 an 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.[1] 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 1,205 strikeouts and a 1.83 ERA. She died of a stroke in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the age of 84.[2]
Collins' story partially inspired the 1992 film A League of Their Own.
References
- Goldstein, Richard. "Collins, Dorothy Wiltse, Death, Obituary". www.aagpbl.org. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- Goldstein, Richard (August 15, 2008). Dottie Collins, 84, Star Pitcher of Women’s Baseball League, Dies. The New York Times
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