2 5 0 ▁week ly ▁and ▁was ▁even ▁given ▁a ▁ch auff eur ▁to ▁games . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁league ' s ▁sal aries ▁r anged ▁from ▁$ 5 5 ▁to ▁$ 1 2 5 ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁players ▁did ▁not ▁enjoy ▁many ▁privileges . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan , ▁Wis n iew ski ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Stanley ▁Wis n iew ski ▁and ▁Frances ▁Wis n iew ski . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eleven ▁she ▁started ▁to ▁play ▁soft ball ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁town . ▁She ▁later ▁attended ▁Detroit ▁schools , ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁High ▁School ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁By ▁then ▁Wis n iew ski ▁developed ▁the ▁basic ▁skills ▁necessary ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁a ▁high ▁level . ▁She ▁began ▁playing ▁against ▁the ▁greatest ▁semi - prof essional ▁soft ball ▁players ▁of ▁Detroit ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Mot ors ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁championship . ▁Although ▁primarily ▁an ▁inf iel der ▁Wis n iew ski ▁became ▁a ▁pitch er ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁She ▁quickly ▁learned ▁fund ament als ▁of ▁the ▁position , ▁acqu iring ▁good ▁mechan ics , ▁location ▁and ▁speed , ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁pitch ▁consist ently ▁with ▁the ▁minimum ▁effort . ▁She ▁later ▁developed ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁pitch es , ▁using ▁a ▁de cept ive ▁delivery ▁and ▁great ▁movement ▁with ▁her ▁pitch es ▁to ▁keep ▁oppos ing ▁hit ters ▁off - bal