Dorothy Cook

Dorothy Cook was a Canadian infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during its 1946 season. She batted and threw right handed.[1]

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Cook was one of the 57 players born in Canada to enter the AAGPBL in its twelve-year history.[2] She joined the league as their backup shortstop for the Fort Wayne Daisies and the Rockford Peaches while appearing in 14 games.[1] In one-season-career, Cook went hitless in 24 at bats and drove in two runs with one stolen base.[3]

The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since November 5, 1988, that honours the entire league rather than any individual figure.[4] In 1998, Cook and all Canadian AAGPBL ballplayers gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.[2]