Doris Cook

Doris Cook (June 23, 1931 – September 3, 2025) was an American pitcher and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at , , she batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Cook joined the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1949 at the age of 17, following in the footsteps of her older sister, Donna Cook, who played in the league from 1946 to 1954.

Born in Muskegon, Michigan, Doris was one of twelve children in the family of Sidney and Daisy (née Johnson) Cook. She played in a city softball league at age 14, before being scouted by the league under recommendation of her sister. She was signed to a contract and relocated to the Springfield Sallies rookie team, a traveling developmental squad of the AAGPBL, which entertained crowds across the country, playing exhibition games before Major League Baseball contests.

Cook won her first game as a pitcher on the tour, which started in Chicago and ended up in Canada. She played in Yankee Stadium and Griffith Stadium. We traded autographed balls with Tommy Henrich of the Yankees, she recalled in an interview. From 1949 to 1950, she posted a 6–11 record in 17 pitching appearances and batted a 137 average (10-for-73).

In 1951 Cook was promoted to the Kalamazoo Lassies, playing for them two and a half years before joining the South Bend Blue Sox during the 1953 midseason. Paired with her sister Donna in South Bend, for the first time in her professional career, she retired from the league following the 1953 season.

Career statistics Pitching GPWLW-L%ERAIPHRAERBBSO 8 0 1 .000 5.74 22 19 16 14 39 5 Fielding GPPOAETCDPFA 82 147 7 7 161 0 .957 Batting