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Battle Creek Belles
The Battle Creek Belles were a women's professional baseball team that played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The Belles represented Battle Creek, Michigan, and played their home games at Bailey Park. History The Belles finished last in the first half of the 1951 season with an 11–45 record before improving to 19–35 in the second half for a 30-80 overall. The team posted a 43–67 record in the 1952 season, and finished in last place. The club moved to Muskegon for the season and was renamed the Muskegon Belles. All-time roster :''Bold denotes members of the inaugural roster'' * Agnes Allen *Isabel Alvarez *Phyllis Baker *Patricia Barringer *Fern Battaglia *Erma Bergmann *Rita Briggs * Patricia Brown *Marge Callaghan *Jean Cione *Donna Cook *Bonnie Cooper *Gloria Cordes *Betty Jane Cornett * Pauline Crawley * Mary Dailey *Gertrude Dunn *Mary Froning * Barbara Galdonik * Gertrude Ganote * Eileen Gascon *Josephine Hasham * Beverly H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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. Over 600 women played in the league, which consisted of eventually 10 teams located in the American Midwest. In 1948, league attendance peaked at over 900,000 spectators. The most successful team, the Rockford Peaches, won a league-best four championships. The 1992 film ''A League of Their Own'' is a mostly fictionalized account of the early days of the league and its stars. Founding and play With the entry of the United States into World War II, several major league baseball executives started a new professional league with women players in order to maintain baseball in the public eye while the majority of able men were away. The founders included Philip K. Wrigley, Branch Rickey, and Paul V. Harper. They feared that Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Cooper
Bonnie Cooper (March 17, 1935 – November 8, 2018) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. She batted and threw right handed.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Bonnie Cooper Retrieved 2019-03-28. Born in Tremont, Illinois
Tremont is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,236 at the 2010 census. Tremont is located 14 miles southeast of Peoria.
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Jean Holderness
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' Places * Jean, Nevada, USA; a town * Jean, Oregon, USA Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also *Jehan * * Gene (other) * Jeanne (other) * Jehanne (other) * Jeans (other) * John (other) John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Heafner
Ruby Ethel "Rebel" Heafner (March 3, 1924 – October 2, 2010) was a right-handed catcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1946-51. She joined the AAGPBL after serving during World War II. Playing for the Rockford Peaches in 1946, she hit .141 with six stolen bases in 47 games. In 1947, with the Fort Wayne Daisies, she hit .172 in 65 games. Again with Fort Wayne in 1948, Heafner batted .160 in 59 games and in 1949, she hit .171 in 50 games for the Daisies. Moving to the Racine Belles in 1950, Heafner hit .211 with a career-high 17 RBI in 65 games. In 1951, with the Battle Creek Belles, she hit .205 with 33 walks (to only 15 strikeouts) in 56 games. In total, Heafner hit .178 with 171 hits in 959 at-bats. She hit 17 doubles, four triples and no home runs while scoring 83 runs and driving in 57. She had 28 stolen bases, 124 walks and 154 strikeouts. She was born in Gastonia, North Carolina and died in Kings Mountain, North Carolina Kings Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Hatzell
Beverly Hatzell (later Volkert; February 19, 1929 – August 28, 2005) was an American pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1949 and 1951. She both batted and threw right-handed.Beverly Volkert – Profile/Obituary ''''; retrieved 2019-04-14. Born in , Beverly was the second of five children born to Gerald and Velma Hatzell. She played for four teams of the |
Josephine Hasham
Josephine "Jo" Hasham (November 10, 1924 – October 15, 2008) was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Hasham batted right-handed and threw left-handed.Josephine Hasham – Profile / Obituary ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League''. Retrieved 2019-04-14. A native of Brockton, Massachusetts, Hasham spent seven years in the AAGPBL, pitching in 179 games while collecting a 3.15 career earned run average. She never once played for a pennant-winning team, which is one reason for her losing record of 58–88. Eventually, she played at outfield and was used in pinch-hitter, pinch-hitting duties to take advantage of her sturdy bat. Hasham debuted in 1948, but did not win a game while dividing her playing time between the Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen Gascon
Eileen "Ginger" Gascon (born December 1, 1931) is a former baseball player who played center field and second base in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She both batted and threw right-handed. Early life and career Born in Chicago, Illinois, she lived for around a decade (from when she was 8 until 18) near Wrigley Field. She was the youngest of three sisters. Her Irish immigrant mother was a housewife and her father worked as a truck driver. Since there were very few girls in the neighborhood from the time she turned 10, Gascon had to play ball otherwise she wouldn't have anyone with whom to play. She was pretty good and always went to the division meetings. Gascon studied Education and Psychology at a local college, the Northeastern Illinois State College in Chicago. She used her education to become an elementary teacher for six years and following that, a counselor for 28 years. Since she lived close to the Wrigley Field and her uncle was a policeman who wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrude Ganote
Gertrude Ganote (later Weise; February 17, 1920 – February 17, 2006) was an infielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 134 lb, Ganote batted and threw left-handed. She was nicknamed "Lefty".Gertrude Weise – Biography / Obituary ''''; retrieved 2019-04-13. Born in , she played softball in the local Girls Athletic Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Galdonik
Barbara Ann Galdonik (October 26, 1934 – December 1, 2003) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed at 5' 5", 130 lb., she batted and threw right handed.Barbara Galdonik Profile ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League''. Retrieved 2019-04-07. Born in , Galdonik played at for the and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Froning
Mary Froning (later O'Meara; August 26, 1934 – November 2, 2014) was an outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 118 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.Mary O'Meara – Biography / Obituary '' All-American Girls Professional Baseball League''. Retrieved 2019-04-13. A strong-armed outfielder and speedy base runner, Mary Froning played on two championship teams during the last four years of that league. Early life Froning was born in |
Gertrude Dunn
Gertrude Dunn (September 30, 1933September 29, 2004) was an American baseball player with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the league made famous by the 1992 film ''A League Of Their Own''.Gertrude Dunn – Profile / Obituary '' All-American Girls Professional Baseball League''. Retrieved 2019-04-12. Career Dunn played on two teams, the Battle Creek Belles and the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Dailey
Mary Dailey (December 5, 1928 – December 5, 1965) was a utility infielder and a pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 134 lb, Dailey batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Lexington, Massachusetts. Mary Dailey played for three different teams in five different transactions during her two seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Originally an infielder, Dailey entered the league in 1950 with the South Bend Blue Sox and was dealt to the Peoria Redwings during the midseason. After opening 1951 with Peoria, she returned to South Bend and finished the year with the Battle Creek Belles.''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book'' – W.C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 294pp. In her last season, she was converted into a pitcher because of her arm strength. She was a .162 career hitter over 114 games, while posting a 1–0 pitching record and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
