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Dorothy Wind () was a shortstop who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 128 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.〔(All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Dorothy Wind profile )〕 Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dorothy Wind was one of the sixty original founding members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its inaugural season. She also played basketball and volleyball before joining the league with the Racine Belles, a team managed by former big leaguer Johnny Gottselig.〔''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary'' – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Paperback, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2〕〔(1943 Racine Belles )〕 A good defending shortstop, Wind formed part of a stellar Racine infield that included Margaret Danhauser at first base, Sophie Kurys at second base and Maddy English at third base. In 1943 Wind batted a .255 average and stole 36 bases, driving in 44 runs and scoring 56 times, while connecting four doubles, seven triples and two home runs. She finished 7th in RBI, tied for 6th in triples and tied for 11th in homers. But her career highlight came on August 28, when she set the league all-time record with six hits in a single game. The Belles swept the Kenosha Comets in the championship series, three games to zero.〔''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book'' – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2〕 Wind attended college in the off-season. She hit .240 in 1944, but did not return for the next year. ==Career statistics== Batting Fielding 〔The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dorothy Wind」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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