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Dottie Hunter
Dorothy "Dottie" Hunter (January 28, 1916 - August 17, 2005) was a Canadian first basewoman who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season. A member of several hall of fames, Hunter was one of 57 players from Canada to participate in the extinct All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
==Early life==
Hunter was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.〔(All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player page )〕 She grew up in a home where sports were considered of vital importance, as her father was a prominent soccer player and coach. She started playing playground games, and played whatever sport the boys were playing baseball, softball or basketball. There were no teams for girls and the boys would let her play with them.〔''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〕〔(All-American Girls Professional Baseball League all-time roster )〕
In February 1943, Hunter knew that Philip K. Wrigley had founded a league exclusively for women players. Wrigley, a chewing gum manufacturer and owner of the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball club, materialized his idea as a promotional sideline to maintain interest in baseball during World War II, when more than half of the players in the Major Leagues were in the service. By sending out scouts and setting up try-outs in dozens of major cities, Wrigley attracted hundreds of women from all over United States and Canada who were eager to play in this new professional league. Hunter was interested in the new league and accepted an invitation to a tryout.
Finally, only 280 girls were invited to the final try-outs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, where 60 survived the final cut. Enticed with salaries ranging from $55 to $150 per week, the initial group of women would form four teams – the Racine Belles, Kenosha Comets, Rockford Peaches, and South Bend Blue Sox – for the league’s inaugural campaign. Each team consisted of 15 players. Hunter survived the last cut and was assigned to the Racine squad, becoming one of the oldest players to enter the league at 27.〔(All-American Girls Professional Baseball League History )〕
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