Doris Tetzlaff [″Tetz″] (January 1, 1921 – April 11, 1998) was an infielder and chaperone in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5'5", 155 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.[1]
| Doris Tetzlaff | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
| Third base / Utility / Chaperone / Coach | |
| Born: January 1, 1921 Watertown, Wisconsin | |
| Died: April 11, 1998 (aged 77) Iola, Wisconsin | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Little is known about this woman who played different roles during ten years in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. A native of Watertown, Wisconsin, Tetzlaff came from a family of German origin. She was a valuable utility, playing mainly at third base for five different teams from 1944 through 1948.
Tetzlaff entered the league in 1944 with the Milwaukee Chicks,[2] playing for them one year before joining the Grand Rapids Chicks (1945–1947),[3][4][5] Chicago Colleens (1948),[6] Fort Wayne Daisies (1948)[7] and Muskegon Lassies (1949).[8] She returned to the Daisies in 1950,[9] serving as a chaperone and assistant coach for managers Jimmie Foxx and Bill Allington until the 1953 season.[10][11][12]
Tetzlaff also went to the playoffs in all of her ten seasons in the league, being a member of two champion teams in 1944 and 1947. She is also part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, opened in 1988, which is dedicated to the entire league rather than any individual player.[13]
Doris Tetzlaff died in Iola, Wisconsin, at the age of 77.[14]
Batting statistics
edit| GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 625 | 2065 | 267 | 391 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 161 | 284 | 462 | 399 | 262 | .190 | .322 | .225 |
Sources
edit- ^ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – player page Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1944 Milwaukee Chicks Archived April 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1945 Grand Rapids Chicks
- ^ 1946 Grand Rapids Chicks
- ^ 1947 Grand Rapids Chicks Archived April 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1948 Chicago Colleens
- ^ 1948 Fort Wayne Daisies
- ^ 1949 Muskegon Lassies Archived September 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1950 Ft Wayne Daisies
- ^ 1951 Ft Wayne Daisies
- ^ 1952 Ft Wayne Daisies
- ^ 1953 Ft Wayne Daisies
- ^ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League History Archived August 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Intelius.com – Report for Doris Tetzlaff in Iola, Wisconsin
- ^ 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