Evelyn Keppel
Evelyn Keppel | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Catcher | |
Born: (1929-06-12)June 12, 1929 Fullerton, Pennsylvania | |
Died: November 19, 2006(2006-11-19) (aged 77) Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Evelyn Keppel [Dorward] (June 12, 1929 – November 19, 2006) played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1947.[1] She was a catcher who both batted and threw right-handed.
Personal life
Keppel was born in Fullerton, Pennsylvania to Evelyn (née Beck) and Luis Keppel Sr. She married Carl Pete W. Dorward, who died in 2004. Apart from her love for baseball, she was a homemaker with an interest in religion. In her later years, Keppel was a member of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, in Allentown.[2]
Baseball career
Although Keppel only played baseball professionally for one year, 1947, she did so for two teams. She began as a catcher for the Kenosha Comets, but was later traded to the South Bend Blue Sox.
Batting
Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
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1947 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sources
- ^ "Evelyn Dorward – Profile / Obituary". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Evelyn R. Dorward". The Morning Call. November 21, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
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