Wanita Dokish

Wanita Dokish
Wanita Dokish
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
	Third base / Outfield
	Born: April 6, 1936; Van Meter, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: September 28, 2016 (aged 80); North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
Teams
	Rockford Peaches (1954);
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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c Wanita Dokish – Profile / Obituary. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
^ ^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
^ Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
^ 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

[AAGPBL-1] Wanita Dokish – Profile / Obituary. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-04-11.

[BOOK-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

[RecordBook-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

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