| Dorothy Cook | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
| Infield Utility | |
| Born: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Dorothy Cook was a Canadian infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during its 1946 season. She batted and threw right handed. [1]
Born in St. Catharines,Ontario,Cook was one of the 68 players born in Canada to enter the AAGPBL in its twelve-year history. [2] She joined the league as their backup shortstop for the Fort Wayne Daisies and the Rockford Peaches while appearing in 14 games. [1] In one-season-career,Cook went hitless in 24 at bats and drove in two runs with one stolen base. [3]
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 honours the entire league rather than any individual figure. [4] In 1998,Cook and all Canadian AAGPBL ballplayers gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. [2]