Dorothy Mueller
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Born: December 25, 1925 Cheviot, Ohio |
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| Died: June 2, 1985 (aged 59) | |||
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Dorothy Mueller [Bajda] (December 25, 1925 – June 2, 1985) was a pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the1947 and 1953 seasons. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 160 lb., Mueller batted and threw right-handed. She was nicknamed Dottie, Champ or Sportie by her close friends and teammates.
A native of Cheviot, Ohio, Dorothy Mueller entered the AAGPBL in 1947 with the Peoria Redwings, playing for them until the 1948 season before joining the South Bend Blue Sox (1950-'52) and Grand Rapids Chicks. A hard-throwing pitcher for fifth-place Peoria, Mueller turned in a rookie record of 21–13 and made the All-Star team in 1947. She improved to a 21–9 mark in 1948, including a no-hitter, and posted career numbers in strikeouts (181) and winning percentage (.700). The Redwings advanced to the playoffs but were swept in three games by the Racine Belles.
In 1950, Mueller finished with an 18–9 mark in 27 pitching appearances with the Blue Sox, although South Bend finished fifth and missed the playoffs.
By the time the 1951 season rolled around, Mueller was an established pitcher. She went 10–2 in 13 games, teaming up with Jean Faut (15-7) to give South Bend a strong one-two punch pitching combination in the league. In addition, Muller divided her playing time between pitching and first base, hitting a .236 average with 18 runs and 30 RBI in 75 games. South Bend dispossed of the Fort Wayne Daisies in the first round of the playoffs, two games to one, and later defeated the Rockford Peaches in the best-of-five-series to clinch the championship title. Considering that Rockford had won nine straight games, including the first two games in the championship series, South Bend came away a surprise winner to clinch the club's first AAGPBL title in the league, by combining deep pitching with an opportune hitting. Faut won four games in the playoffs, including the final contest against Rockford.
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