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Out at the Plate

The Dot Wilkinson Story

by Lynn Ames
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Foreword INDIES 2023 Book of the Year Award Gold Winner in LGBTQ+ Adult Nonfiction
"Dot Wilkinson is the greatest female catcher ever to play softball. A bold, pioneering athlete, she refused to let others define her and instead defined herself. Her story is an inspiration to people everywhere." —Billie Jean King, Sports Icon and Champion for Equality
It's not simply that Dot Wilkinson was one of the most decorated women's softball players, bowlers, and athletes of all time and one of the original players from the three-time-world-champion PBSW Phoenix Ramblers softball team (1933–1965). Nor was it the length of her time here on Earth—over a century—although any of these things by itself would be impressive.
The magic of Dot's story is in the details. It's the tale of a childhood spent in poverty, an indomitable, unbreakable spirit, a determination to be the very best to play whatever sport she undertook, the independence to live her personal life on her own terms, and her tremendous success at all of it.
Over more than a decade of countless conversations and interviews, Dot shared all of it with her dear friend, author Lynn Ames. Dot held nothing back. Out at the Plate, told through the lens of Dot and Lynn's friendship, is the story of a forgotten era in women's history and sports, and one extraordinary woman's place at the center of it all.

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    October 17, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9780914090977

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      • ISBN: 9780914090977
      • File size: 3866 KB

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    • English

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      September 1, 2023
      Dot Wilkinson, who passed away at age 101 in March 2023, was a trailblazing catcher who developed a passion for softball as an 11-yearold during the Great Depression and played for the Phoenix Ramblers for 33 years until she retired in 1965, helping the team notch three national titles. In 1960, Sports Illustrated named her "the female Yogi Berra." A 19-time All-American, Wilkinson was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame and was the first woman inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. Ames developed a close friendship with Wilkinson, and in this wellwritten biography she chronicles her subject's numerous athletic accomplishments and captures a bygone era. Readers who enjoyed A League of Their Own will find a similar story about the competitive rivalries between softball teams and the heartwarming bonds of teammates, but equally important are Wilkinson's loving lesbian relationships with softball players Kay Rohrer (who died from breast cancer at age 39) and Estelle "Rikki" Caito, Wilkinson's partner of almost 50 years. This is an essential title for sports and LGBTQ collections.

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