# Doris Neal

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For the British athletics coach, see [Doris Nelson Neal](/source/Doris_Nelson_Neal).

**Doris M. Neal** (August 30, 1928 – July 7, 2012) was an [infielder](/source/Infielder) and [outfielder](/source/Outfielder) who played in the [All-American Girls Professional Baseball League](/source/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League) (AAGPBL). Listed at 5' 4", 128 lb., she batted and threw right handed.[1]

Doris Neal was a light-hitting batter during her two seasons in the league.

Born and raised in [Lincoln Park, Michigan](/source/Lincoln_Park,_Michigan), she was the daughter of Jacob and Agnes ([née](/source/N%C3%A9e) Carlisle) Neal. She spent most of her career at [third base](/source/Third_base), but was also used as a replacement in the outfield and as a [pinch-hitter](/source/Pinch-hitter).[1]

Neal entered the league in [1948](/source/1948_All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League_season) with the [Springfield Sallies](/source/Springfield_Sallies), playing for them in 97 games as part of an infield that included [Mildred Meacham](/source/Mildred_Meacham) at [first base](/source/First_base), [Evelyn Wawryshyn](/source/Evelyn_Wawryshyn) at [second](/source/Second_base), and [June Schofield](/source/June_Schofield) at [shortstop](/source/Shortstop). Neal posted a .153 [average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) and [stole](/source/Stolen_base) 23 bases in 122 games, [driving in](/source/Run_batted_in) 28 runs and [scoring](/source/Run_(baseball)) 27 times, while 11 of her 62 [hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)) were for [extrabases](/source/Extra_base_hit).[2]

She opened [1949](/source/1949_All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League_season) with the [Grand Rapids Chicks](/source/Grand_Rapids_Chicks), appearing sparingly in 58 games as a replacement player.[3]

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](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum) in [Cooperstown, New York](/source/Cooperstown,_New_York).

Doris Neal was a long time resident of [Sarasota, Florida](/source/Sarasota,_Florida), where she died at the age of 83.[1]

## Career statistics

**Batting**

GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB TB BB SO BA OBP SLG 180 584 58 76 7 6 0 39 27 95 72 81 .130 .226 .163

**Fielding**

GP PO A E TC DP FA 183 239 380 71 626 19 .898

[1][4]

## Sources

1. [All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Doris Neal](http://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/doris-neal/203). Retrieved 2026-01-21.

1. [1948 Springfield Sallies](https://www.aagpbl.org/teams/springfield-sallies/1948). Retrieved 2026-01-21.

1. [1949 Grand Rapids Chicks](https://www.aagpbl.org/teams/grand-rapids-chicks/1949). Retrieved 2026-01-21.

1. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – [W. C. Madden](/source/W._C._Madden). Publisher: [McFarland & Company](/source/McFarland_%26_Company), [2000](/source/2000_in_baseball). Format: [Hardcover](/source/Hardcover), 294pp. Language: [English](/source/English_language). ISBN 0-7864-0597-X

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