Evelyn Keppel
Evelyn Keppel (June 12, 1929 - November 19, 2006) played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1947. She was a catcher who both batted and threw right-handed.
Personal life
Evelyn was born in Fullerton to parents Luis Keppel Sr. and Evelyn Beck. She married Carl Pete W. Dorward, who passed away two years before her, in 2004. Apart from her love for baseball, she was a homemaker with an interest in religion. In her later years, she was a member of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, in Allentown.
Baseball career
Although Evelyn only played baseball professionally for a year (in 1947) for the league, 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 in the same year.
Career statistics
Batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sources
1. AAGPBL [1] 2. The Morning Call [2]
- ^ "Dorward (Keppel) AAGPBL Player Profile". AAGPBL. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Evelyn R. Dorward". The Morning Call. Retrieved 11 September 2014.