This morning I noticed a name in the obituaries and a story that goes along with it.
Dorothy “Kammie” Kamenshek passed away Monday at the age of 84.
Kamenshek is a Hall of Fame member and 7 time All Star of the All – American Girls Professional Baseball League. She attended a tryout at Wrigley field in 1943 and earned a spot on the roster of the Rockford Peaches. She played from 1943 to 1953 and is the lifetime batting average leader all time at .292. She won batting titles in 1946 and 1947, batted and threw left handed and was the basis for the character “Dottie Hinson” played by Geena Davis in the movie “League of their own.”
My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.
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Thinking back to the early 90’s, I remember seeing the Colorado Silver Bullets women’s baseball team play over in the home of the R-Phils. For a few years, Coors sponsored this team to barnstorm around the country playing local all star teams. The Silver Bullets took a loss the night I attended and I recall a really great pitcher but a lack of hitting.
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I couldn’t mention women’s sports in the Lehigh Valley without mentioning the sense of loss felt with the National Pro Fastpitch Philly Force not coming back for a 2010 season. I will let a picture tell my story, but we are missing out by letting these great athletes leave the area.
Former Force pitcher Megan Gibson now plays for the Tennessee Diamonds. (Photo from Diamonds Facebook Page)
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