Dottie Wiltse Collins

Author : Carolyn M. Trombe
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786482389
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dottie Wiltse Collins written by Carolyn M. Trombe and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. 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. 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.

Author : Carolyn M. Trombe
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9781417692064
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dottie Wiltse Collins written by Carolyn M. Trombe and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dottie Wiltse, a star softball player from Southern California, came to the Minneapolis Millerettes in 1944 and went on to become one of the dominant players in the AAGPBL. Based on extensive research and interviews with Collins and other principals, th

Author : Jim Sargent
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786469838
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We Were the All-American Girls written by Jim Sargent and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-05-03 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are 42 interviews with women who competed in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Each interview features data about the player, a short summary of her athletic career, and the player's recollections. A brief history covers the many changes as the league evolved from underhand pitching with a 12-inch circumference ball in 1943 to overhand pitching, adopted in 1948, through the circuit's final year, 1954, when a regulation baseball was introduced. The interviews range from 1995 to 2012 and reveal details of particular games, highlights of individual careers, the camaraderie of teammates, opponents and fans, and the impact the League made on their lives. Several players recall how the 1992 movie A League of Their Own brought the historic All-American League back to life almost 40 years after the final game was played.

Author : Merrie A. Fidler
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476604282
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League written by Merrie A. Fidler and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth treatment of the organization and operation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League draws on primary documents from league owner Arthur Meyerhoff and others for a unique perspective inside the AAGPBL. The study begins with a brief history of women's softball, an important precursor to, and talent pool for, women's professional baseball. Next the book investigates league administration and organization as well as publicity and promotion. Later chapters cover team administrative structures, managers, chaperones, player backgrounds, and league policies. Finally, discussion focuses on the activities of the AAGPBL Players' Association from 1980 onward. Informed by many years of research and insights from former players, this exhaustive history contains 149 photographs.

Author : Derek Gentile
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN 13 : 1603763155
Total Pages : 1421 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Best 1000 -- Revised and Updated written by Derek Gentile and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 1421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly revised edition of "Baseball's Best 1,000" includes updated listings plus new players, rankings, and photographs, all in a handier format that makes it a terrific pocket reference. A must-have book for baseball fans obsessed with stats, quick facts, and the age-old debates over who the best players are and why, "Baseball's Best 1,000" showcases the lives, legends, and lore of the game's top players, ranked in order. Sportswriter Derek Gentile has pared down the total list of players--tens of thousands of them--to an elite ranking of the thousand greatest, based on criteria including lifetime stats; player durability and consistency; All-Star participation; MVP, Gold Glove, and Cy Young awards; individual statistical championships; personal and professional contributions to the game; sportsmanship; and election to the Hall of Fame. Each entry includes positions played, teams played for, years played, lifetime stats, and a biography of the player featuring his great moments and little-known facts. *New players include Curt Schilling, Mike Mussina, and Manny Ramirez. *Barry Bonds has moved up from Number 19 to Number 6. *Roger Clemens has moved from Number 33 into the top 20. *Dozens of Negro League players are here, as well as rankings of the best Japanese players, women players, and "prehistoric" players (from the time before stats were formally recorded).

Author : Derek Gentile
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN 13 : 0316553506
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Best 1,000 written by Derek Gentile and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised and up-to-date edition of Baseball's Best 1,000, a must-have book for baseball fans obsessed with stats, quick facts, and the age-old debate of who is the best player in history and why. Using various (and completely subjective) criteria including lifetime statistics, personal and professional contributions to the game at large, sportsmanship, character, popularity with the fans, and more, sports writer Derek Gentile ranks the best players of all time. Along with a ranking, information on each player is presented, including the teams on which he has played throughout his career, positions played, lifetime statistics, and a brief biography--as well as a photograph. Baseball's Best 1,000 is sure to spark controversy and debate among fans.

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Total Pages : 596 pages
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Total Pages : 474 pages
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Author : Nancy Baker Wise
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Mouthful of Rivets written by Nancy Baker Wise and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1994-10-11 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An oral history of the women who took part in the war effort on the home front.

Author : Arthur James Wells
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Total Pages : 1664 pages
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Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: