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Wanita Dokish

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Wanita Dokish
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Third base / Outfield
Born: (1936-04-06)April 6, 1936
Van Meter, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: September 28, 2016(2016-09-28) (aged 80)
North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)

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]

Career statistics

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Batting

GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB TB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
27 44 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 5 10 14 .114 .278 .114 .391

Fielding

GP PO A E TC DP FA
24 50 28 11 89 6 .876

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Wanita Dokish – Profile / Obituary. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Madden, W. C. The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary (2005). ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  3. ^ Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
  4. ^ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2008. Format: Paperback, 302pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2