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<p>As World War II depleted the available manpower available to the major and minor leagues, Chicago Cubs owner Phillip Wrigley came up with a plan to ensure baseball would continue in the war years: the creation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The inaugural season in 1943 was so successful that two additional teams were added for 1944.<p></p> One of the players brought in to fill the rosters of the new teams was Dottie Wiltse, a star softball player from Southern California. Assigned to the newly formed Minneapolis Millerettes, Wiltse went on to become one of the dominant players in the AAGPBL. During her six-year career with the Millerettes and the Fort Wayne Daisies, Dottie Wiltse Collins (married to Harvey Collins in 1946) pitched in 223 games, with a 117-76 record, 1205 strikeouts, and an earned run average of 1.83.<p></p> Based on extensive research and interviews with Collins and other principals, this work covers the pitcher's early career as a softball player, her triumphs in professional baseball, and her part in the renewed interest in the women's league in the late 1980s.<p></p> SABR member and award winner Carolyn M. Trombe lives in Wynantskill,

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Author

Carolyn M. Trombe

Publisher

McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780786421886

Category

history

Subjects

Sports, Memoir, Games

Rating

3.33 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14