Evelyn Keppel

Evelyn Keppel
Catcher
Born: (1929-06-12)June 12, 1929
Fullerton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: November 19, 2006(2006-11-19) (aged 77)
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

Evelyn Keppel [Dorward] (June 12, 1929 – November 19, 2006) played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) 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
1947 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Sources

  1. ^ "Evelyn Dorward – Profile / Obituary". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  2. ^ "Evelyn R. Dorward". The Morning Call. November 21, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
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