Researching Doris Neal
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The name Doris means "Wealth of the sea" and is of Greek origin.
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Doris Neal
Doris M. Neal (August 30, 1928 – July 7, 2012) was an infielder and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 128 lb., she batted and threw right handed.
Doris Neal was a light-hitting batter during her two seasons in the league.
Born and raised in Lincoln Park, Michigan, she was the daughter of Jacob and Agnes (née Carlisle) Neal. She spent most of her career at third base, but was also used as a replacement in the outfield and as a pinch-hitter.
Neal entered the league in 1948 with the Springfield Sallies, playing for them in 97 games as part of an infield that included Mildred Meacham at first base, Evelyn Wawryshyn at second, and June Schofield at shortstop. Neal posted a .153 average and stole 23 bases in 122 games, driving in 28 runs and scoring 27 times, while 11 of her 62 hits were for extrabases.
She opened 1949 with the Grand Rapids Chicks, appearing sparingly in 58 games as a replacement player.
In 1988, she was honored along with the rest of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the opening of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Doris Neal was a long time resident of Sarasota, Florida, where she died at the age of 83.
Source: Doris Neal, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDoris Nelson Neal
Dorothy Nelson Neal OBE (1908–1982) was influential in the early days of women's athletics in Great Britain.
Neal was a high-ranking member of Birchfield Harriers athletics club for 53 years, and is recognised as one of the main and most respected characters in the club's history.
She competed as an athlete before taking up coaching and is recognised as the first female to coach a female athlete to a World Record, having been the coach of Diane Leather when she became the first women to run the mile in under five minutes.
Neal was an official at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
She was awarded the OBE for services to athletics, and a stand at Alexander Stadium is named after her.
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