A League of Their Own Signed Baseball (4) Pepper Paire Davis, Dottie Kamenshek etc. – COA JSA

Presented is a vintage OAL (Brown) baseball signed by four AAGPBL superstars Pepper Paire, Alice “Lefty” Hohlmayer, Dorthy Dottie Kamenshek and Margaret “Marge” Wenzell. Each of the women signed the baseball in black ballpoint pen (“9”) and added a detailed inscription. Davis signed the sweet spot and added, “A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN – 7-1-92 – Racine Belles Catcher 1944/53 – HOF ’88”. Hohlmayer signed the top portion with the inscription, “Kimosha Comets – 1946-51 – HOF ’88”. Kamenshek signed the right side with the inscription, “Rockford Peaches 1943-53 – HOF 88”. Lastly, Wenzell signed the left side with the inscription, “South Bend Blue Sox” 1945-1953 H.O.F. 11-88. The baseball itself shows toning from age.

Background information on the ladies:

An All-Star catcher, Pepper Paire was a fine defensive player with good range on the field and a strong throwing arm. She exhibited an aggressive catching style, leading to a broken collarbone in her rookie season. She suffered numerous injuries thereafter, but kept on playing. Basically a line-drive hitter, she had a compact swing and tremendous plate discipline, collecting a significant 2.63 walk-to-strikeout ratio (308-to-117). A lifetime .225 hitter she made good contact, hitting safely more frequently with runners on base or when the team was behind in the score, as her 400 runs batted in ties her in fourth place with Elizabeth Mahon on the all-time list, behind Dorothy Schroeder (431), Inez Voyce (422) and Eleanor Callow (407).

Alice Hohlmayer was an American first sacker and pitcher who played from 1946 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw left-handed.

Dorthy “Dottie” Kamenshek played in the AAGPBL for 10 seasons, and was selected as an All-Star all seven times the league established such a team. In 1946 she was the league’s top batter with an average of .316 (a single point ahead of Audrey Wagner), and won the distinction again in 1947 with an average of .306. She struck out only 81 times in 3,736 at-bat appearances.

Margaret “Marge” Wenzell was a utility infielder/outfielder who played from 1945 through 1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed. A member of a champion team, Wenzell was a light-hitting, good fielder who played for nine teams during her nine years in the league. She played all positions except pitcher and catcher and showed an ability to gauge the mood of the team and lighten things up when needed.

Authentication: JSA Full Letter

A League of Their Own Signed Baseball (4) Pepper Paire Davis