Doris Witiuk

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Doris Shero
Outfielder
Born:(1929-05-22)May 22, 1929
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died: January 26, 2014(2014-01-26) (aged 84)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Batted: RightThrew: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)
  • Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Honorary Induction (1988)

Doris Witiuk [Shero] (May 22, 1929 - January 26, 2014) was an outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1950 and 1951. She played under her maiden name of Doris Shero.

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League league for womens baseball teams in the United States

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the United States. Over 600 women played in the league, which consisted of eventually 10 teams located in the American Midwest. In 1948, league attendance peaked at over 900,000 spectators. The most successful team, the Rockford Peaches, won a league-best four championships. The 1992 motion picture A League of Their Own is a mostly fictionalized account of the early days of the league and its stars.

With the Racine Belles in 1950, Doris hit .093 with 10 stolen bases in 83 games. She had 18 hits in 194 at-bats. In 1951, with the Battle Creek Belles, she hit .100, with four hits in 40 at-bats. [1]

The Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from 1943 through 1950 out of Racine, Wisconsin. The Belles won the league's first championship. The team played its home games at Horlick Field.

The Battle Creek Belles were a women's professional baseball team that played from 1951 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The Belles represented Battle Creek, Michigan, and played their home games at Bailey Park.

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. [2] Then in 1998, Doris and all Canadian AAGPBL players gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. [3]

Cooperstown, New York Village in New York, United States

Cooperstown is a village in and county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. It is located in the Central New York Region of New York.

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame sports museum in Ontario, Canada

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. The museum commemorates great players, teams, and accomplishments of baseball in Canada.

Personal life

Her husband was National Hockey League player Steve Witiuk. [4] Her brother is hockey player Fred Shero, while and her nephew is hockey executive Ray Shero.

National Hockey League North American professional ice hockey league

The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in North America, currently comprising 31 teams: 24 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.

Stephen Witiuk, Sr. is a former professional ice hockey player who played almost his entire professional career in the WHL, 15 years in all, recording 332 goals, 454 assists for 786 points in 886 games played. He Also played 33 games for the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1951-1952 season.

Fred Shero former ice hockey player and coach

Frederick Alexander "The Fog" Shero was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager. He played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). However, he spent most of his playing career in the minor leagues. Following his playing career, Shero went into coaching. He spent 13 years coaching in the minor leagues before making it to the NHL. As the head coach of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, Shero won the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975 and reached the Stanley Cup Finals a third time, in 1976. He also had four consecutive seasons of having a 0.700 or better winning percentage and remains the Flyers all-time leader in coaching victories. Shero controversially left the Flyers following the 1977–78 season to become the head coach of the New York Rangers, whom he led to the Stanley Cup Finals in his first season. He resigned from the Rangers after coaching for less than three seasons. Shero had a unique style of coaching that led to several innovations that are still used today. He was the first coach to hire a full-time assistant coach, employ systems, have his players use in season strength training, study film, and he was one of the first coaches to utilize a morning skate. In 2013 Shero was recognized for his contributions when he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder.

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References

  1. ↑ Profile, AAGPBL.org; accessed July 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
  3. ↑ The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
  4. ↑ Obituary
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