Dolores Klosowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1923
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 02-Nov-2016
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Dolores Klosowski
- Dolores Marion Klosowski (April 28, 1923 – November 2, 2016) was an American infielder who played from 1944 through 1945 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
- Listed at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m), 134 lb, she batted and threw left-handed.A member of a champion team, Dolores Klosowski had a brief career in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League after she fractured a leg during her rookie season and never fully recovered.Born in Detroit, Michigan, Klosowski used to catch fly balls when she was a child before breaking into a local league at age 16.
- During World War II she played for several industrial teams sponsored by companies, which included the Buddy Pizza, Hudson Motor, Roman Cleaners and Eastside Sports squads.
- She started out as a left-handed shortstop, but also played at right field and first base.She was spotted by an AAGPBL scout while playing a game at Mack Park.
- She then was invited to a tryout at Wrigley Field in Chicago, and immediately was assigned to the expansion Milwaukee Chicks for the 1944 season.Klosowski hit a .222 average in 20 games as a member of the Chicks during their 1944 championship year, even though she was unable to play in the postseason after breaking a leg during a game.
- She also played with the South Bend Blue Sox the next year, filling in at first and second.
- She batted .169 in 19 games, before being released in the midseason.Following her baseball career Klosowski worked in different jobs.
- Later as a retiree, she became an avid bowler and golfer.
- She is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. At age 93, Klosowski was one of the oldest living former AAGPBL players.
- She resided in Sterling Heights, Michigan and died on November 2, 2016 at a hospital in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan.
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