Dorothy Schroeder
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Dorothy "Dottie" Schroeder was an American shortstop who played from 1943 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 7 in, 150 lb., Schroeder batted and threw
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Schroeder in 1948
Schroeder getting a hit- Opa-locka, Florida on April 22, 1948
South Bend Blue Sox
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The South Bend Blue Sox was a women's professional baseball team who played from 1943 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. A founding member, the team represented South
Dorothy Schroeder
…against 60 girls for one of two roster spots. The final tryouts were held at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Schroeder entered the league in 1943 with the South Bend Blue Sox, playing for them two and a half years before joining the Kenosha Comets (1945-'47), Fort Wayne Daisies (1947-'52) and Kalamazoo Lassies (1953-'54…
1943 South Bend Blue Sox inaugural team Back row, L-R: Bert Niehoff (manager), Muriel Coben, Ellen Tronnier, Johanna Hageman, Geraldine Shafranis, Betty McFadden, Rose Virginia Way (chaperone). Middle row, L-R: Lois Florreich, Betsy Jochum, Josephine D'Angelo, Margaret Berger, Dorothy Schroeder, Mary Holda. Front row: Doris Barr, Mary Baker, Lucella MacLean, Margaret Stefani.