ance ▁and ▁guessing ▁at ▁the ▁batt ing ' s ▁box . ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Wis n iew ski ▁was ▁nin ete en ▁years ▁old ▁she ▁was ▁pitch ing ▁for ▁the ▁Detroit ▁K eller ▁Girls , ▁a ▁team ▁who ▁gained ▁attention ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁which ▁earned ▁her ▁a ▁solid ▁prest ige ▁and ▁consideration ▁in ▁national ▁soft ball ▁circles . ▁Wis n iew ski ▁possessed ▁a ▁bla zing ▁fast ball ▁thrown ▁with ▁a ▁wind mill - like ▁under hand ▁pitch ing ▁motion ▁and ▁spe eds ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 0 ▁miles ▁per ▁hour ▁range . ▁Then , ▁an ▁adv ancing ▁sc out ▁of ▁the ▁All - American ▁Girls ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁League ▁gra bb ed ▁her ▁up ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁he ▁saw ▁her ▁pitch ing . ▁She ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁a ▁try ▁out ▁and ▁later ▁was ▁allocated ▁to ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Ch icks , ▁an ▁expansion ▁team ▁managed ▁by ▁former ▁big ▁le ag uer ▁Max ▁Care y . ▁ ▁A AG P BL ▁career ▁  * ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁season ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Wis n iew ski ▁joined ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Ch icks , ▁a ▁well - bal anced ▁squad ▁that ▁counted ▁with ▁tal ented ▁players ▁as ▁Th el ma ▁Eisen , ▁Mer le ▁Ke agle , ▁Betty ▁Wh iting ▁and ▁Al ma ▁Z ieg ler . ▁The ▁debut ing ▁Ch icks ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁runs ▁scored ▁( 4 9 2 ), ▁batt ing ▁average ▁(. 2 0 7