▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁according ▁to ▁new ▁reg ulations , ▁the ▁A AG P BL ▁pitch ers ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁switch ▁from ▁under hand ▁to ▁side arm . ▁Such ▁change ▁advers ely ▁affected ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁under hand ▁pitch ers , ▁including ▁Wis n iew ski . ▁She ▁made ▁the ▁transition , ▁with ▁no ▁small ▁effort , ▁and ▁went ▁ 1 6 - 1 4 ▁(. 5 3 3 ) ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 1 5 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 3 2 ▁games . ▁She ▁began ▁to ▁appear ▁more ▁regularly ▁at ▁right ▁field , ▁because ▁Grand ▁Rap ids ▁manager ▁Johnny ▁Raw lings ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁her ▁strong ▁throwing ▁arm ▁and ▁not ▁waste ▁her ▁talent ▁as ▁a ▁h itter . ▁She ▁respond ed ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 9 1 ▁average , ▁ending ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁behind ▁Rock ford ' s ▁Dor othy ▁Kam ens he k ▁(. 3 0 6 ) ▁and ▁Ken os ha ' s ▁Aud rey ▁Wagner , ▁who ▁lost ▁the ▁batt ing ▁crown ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁point ▁to ▁Kam ens he k . ▁After ▁a ▁ 6 5 - 4 7 ▁record ▁and ▁another ▁second - place ▁finish , ▁the ▁Ch icks ▁defeated ▁the ▁South ▁B end ▁Blue ▁So x ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs , ▁three ▁to ▁two ▁games , ▁and ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁Championship ▁Title ▁over ▁R ac ine ▁through ▁seven ▁cont ests . ▁M ild red ▁Ear p , ▁who ▁posted ▁a ▁ 2 0 -