Wanita Dokish (April 6, 1936 – September 28, 2016) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed at , , she was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.Wanita Dokish – Profile / Obituary. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-04-11.Madden, W. C. The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary (2005).
Dokish joined the league in its last season of 1954 and did not have much of a chance to play.
Born in Van Meter, Pennsylvania, Dokish recalled playing baseball at six years of age. But it was not until she was 14 and enrolled at high school, where she had the opportunity to play organized softball.
Dokish attended an AAGPBL tryout at Battle Creek, Michigan, and signed a contract to play for the Rockford Peaches. She hit a single in her first at bat, but was used sparingly after her league debut.
In a 27-game career, Dokish posted a batting average of .113 (5-for-44) with two RBI and five runs scored.
After baseball, Dokish worked at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation based in Pennsylvania. She also continued playing softball until 1974, when she developed leg problems.
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 honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website Dokish was present during the ceremony.
Wanita Dokish died in 2016 in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, at the age of 80.
Career statistics Batting GPABRH2B3BHRRBISBTBBBSOBAOBP SLG OPS 27 44 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 5 10 14 .114 .278 .114 .391 Fielding GPPOAETCDPFA 24 50 28 11 89 6 .876 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2008. Format: Paperback, 302pp. Language: English.
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