Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)
Dolly Vanderlip was one of the youngest players signed by the AAGPBL during its 12-year existence. At first, she attended a tryout for the league in 1950. She was 13 years old, by far one of the youngest girls in the training camp. She signed a contract with the Fort Wayne Daisies the next year, and debuted with the team on June 5, 1952, one day after her 15th birthday, under Jimmie Foxxmanagement.[2][3]
"Lippy", as her teammates nicknamed her, started her career as a solid relief pitcher before becoming a starter. In her rookie season, she pitched 10 games and went 0–4 with a 3.93 earned run average in 39 innings of work. She improved to a 2–2 record and a 2.88 ERA in 1953, appearing in 14 games while pitching 50 innings. Fort Wayne, with Bill Allington at the helm, won easily the league's title, but lost to the Kalamazoo Lassies in the first round playoffs. She posted a 3.00 ERA in two playoff appearances, working two innings, but did not have a decision.[4][5]
Her most productive season came in 1954 with the South Bend Blue Sox, when manager Karl Winsch turned her into a starter. In 19 starts, Vanderlip finished with an 11–6 record in a high-career 120 innings. Her 2.80 ERA was the second best in the league, being surpassed only by teammate Janet Rumsey, who finished with a 2.13 ERA. Vanderlip also finished fifth in winning percentage (.647), sixth in wins, and tied for third for the most shutouts (4).[1][6][7]
^ abc"All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Dolly (Vanderlip) Ozburn profile".
^The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN978-0-7864-2263-0
^The Patriotic Pinch Hitter: Bill Allington's All-American Team
^Women in Baseball: The Forgotten History – Gai Ingham Berlage, Charley Gerard. Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994. Format: Hardcover, 224pp. Language: English. ISBN978-0-275-94735-4
^ abThe Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
May 07, 2024
dolly, vanderlip, ozburn, born, june, 1937, former, pitcher, played, from, 1952, through, 1954, american, girls, professional, baseball, league, listed, vanderlip, batted, threw, right, handed, born, charlotte, north, carolina, american, girls, professional, b. Dolly Vanderlip Ozburn born June 4 1937 is a former pitcher who played from 1952 through 1954 in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League Listed at 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m 140 lb Vanderlip batted and threw right handed She was born in Charlotte North Carolina 1 Dolly VanderlipAll American Girls Professional Baseball LeaguePitcherBorn 1937 06 04 June 4 1937 age 86 Charlotte North CarolinaBats RightThrows RightTeamsFort Wayne Daisies 1952 1953 South Bend Blue Sox 1954 Career highlights and awardsChampionship team 1953 Women in Baseball AAGPBL Permanent Displayat Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 1988 Dolly Vanderlip was one of the youngest players signed by the AAGPBL during its 12 year existence At first she attended a tryout for the league in 1950 She was 13 years old by far one of the youngest girls in the training camp She signed a contract with the Fort Wayne Daisies the next year and debuted with the team on June 5 1952 one day after her 15th birthday under Jimmie Foxx management 2 3 Contents 1 AAGPBL career 2 Bill Allington All Stars 3 Life after baseball 4 Career statistics 5 SourcesAAGPBL career edit Lippy as her teammates nicknamed her started her career as a solid relief pitcher before becoming a starter In her rookie season she pitched 10 games and went 0 4 with a 3 93 earned run average in 39 innings of work She improved to a 2 2 record and a 2 88 ERA in 1953 appearing in 14 games while pitching 50 innings Fort Wayne with Bill Allington at the helm won easily the league s title but lost to the Kalamazoo Lassies in the first round playoffs She posted a 3 00 ERA in two playoff appearances working two innings but did not have a decision 4 5 Her most productive season came in 1954 with the South Bend Blue Sox when manager Karl Winsch turned her into a starter In 19 starts Vanderlip finished with an 11 6 record in a high career 120 innings Her 2 80 ERA was the second best in the league being surpassed only by teammate Janet Rumsey who finished with a 2 13 ERA Vanderlip also finished fifth in winning percentage 647 sixth in wins and tied for third for the most shutouts 4 1 6 7 Bill Allington All Stars editWhen the league was unable to continue in 1955 Dolly Vanderlip joined several other players selected by former Fort Wayne Daisies manager Bill Allington to play in the national touring team known as the All Americans All Stars The team played 100 games each booked in a different town against male teams while traveling over 10 000 miles in the manager s station wagon and a Ford Country Sedan Besides Vanderlip the Allington All Stars included players as Joan Berger Gloria Cordes Jeanie Descombes Gertrude Dunn Betty Foss Mary Froning Jean Geissinger Katie Horstman Maxine Kline Dolores Lee Magdalen Redman Ruth Richard Dorothy Schroeder Jean Smith and Joanne Weaver among others 8 9 Life after baseball editDolly met her future husband Clement Ozburn during the tour They married in 1958 and had two children She went on to college and earned three degrees while attending Appalachian State University the University of Iowa and the University of Wisconsin La Crosse 10 She is part of Women in Baseball a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown New York which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All American Girls Professional Baseball League She currently lives in La Crosse Wisconsin 10 Career statistics editPitching GP W L W L ERA IP H RA ER BB SO WP HBP WHIP 43 13 12 520 2 80 209 187 104 65 132 64 7 4 1 53 Batting GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP 43 69 7 9 0 0 0 7 0 14 19 130 277 Fielding GP PO A E TC DP FA 43 16 96 9 121 1 926 1 6 Sources edit a b c All American Girls Professional Baseball League official website Dolly Vanderlip Ozburn profile The Women of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League A Biographical Dictionary W C Madden Publisher McFarland amp Company 2005 Format Softcover 295 pp Language English ISBN 978 0 7864 2263 0 1952 Fort Wayne Daisies All American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book W C Madden Publisher McFarland amp Company 2000 Format Softcover 294pp Language English ISBN 978 0 7864 3747 4 1953 Fort Wayne Daisies a b All American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book 1954 South Bend Blue Sox The Patriotic Pinch Hitter Bill Allington s All American Team Women in Baseball The Forgotten History Gai Ingham Berlage Charley Gerard Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group 1994 Format Hardcover 224pp Language English ISBN 978 0 275 94735 4 a b The Women of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dolly Vanderlip amp oldid 1192533899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
