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The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley, which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the United States.
The AAGPBL began with a 12-inch softball but incorporated baseball rules. The new league started with four teams, the Kenosha Comets , Racine Belles , Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox . The teams competed through a 108-game schedule, while the first Scholarship Series faced first-half winner Racine against Kenosha, second-half champ, in ...
The association was largely responsible for the opening of Women in Baseball, a permanent display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. In addition, the association recognized players who had contracts with the league, even though they ...
The Rockford Peaches were a women's professional baseball team who played from 1943 to 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. A founding member, the team represented Rockford, Illinois. The Peaches were one of 2 teams to play in every AAGPBL season, the other being the South Bend Blue Sox.
A Whole New Ball Game: The Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Puffin, 1995. ISBN 0-14-037423-X; Madden, W. C. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2; Madden, W. C. The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical ...
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Official Website; All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-3747-2
Pages in category "1940s in women's baseball" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The South Bend Blue Sox was a women's professional baseball team who played from 1943 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.A founding member, the team represented South Bend, Indiana, and played their home games at Bendix Field (1943–1945) and Playland Park (1946–1954).