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List Of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Players (S–Z)
The following is a list of 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 Uni ... players who formed part of the circuit during its twelve years of existence. See also * List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (A–C) * List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (D–G) * List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (H–L) * List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (M–R) S * Surkowski also played under her married name of Lee Delmonico. T U V * Vincent also played under her married name of Georgette Mooney. W * Wiltse also played under her married name of Dorothy Collins. Y Z References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of ... [...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] |
Doris Shero
Doris Witiuk ''Shero(May 22, 1929 - January 26, 2014) was an outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1950 and 1951. She played under her maiden name of Doris Shero. With the Racine Belles in 1950, Doris hit .093 with 10 stolen bases in 83 games. She had 18 hits in 194 at-bats. In 1951, with the Battle Creek Belles, she hit .100, with four hits in 40 at-bats. The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure. Then in 1998, Doris and all Canadian AAGPBL players gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Personal life Her husband was National Hockey League player Steve Witiuk. Her brother is hockey player Fred Shero, while her nephew is hockey executive Ray Shero Rejean "Ray" Shero (born July 28, 1962) is an American former ice hockey executive who serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Sopkovic
The name Kay is found both as a surname (see Kay (surname)) and as a given name. In English-speaking countries, it is usually a feminine name, often a short form of Katherine or one of its variants; but it is also used as a first name in its own right, and also as a masculine name (for example in India, the Netherlands, and Sweden). The alternative spelling of Kaye is encountered as a surname, but also occasionally as a given name: for instance, actress Kaye Ballard. Name Female * Kay Armen (1915–2011), stage name of Armenuhi Manoogian, American Armenian singer * Kay Bailey Hutchison (born 1943), American lawyer, politician, and diplomat * Kay (singer) (born 1985), Canadian singer-songwriter * Kay Burley (born 1960), Sky News founder and presenter * Kay Copland, Scottish sport shooter * Kay Elson (born 1947), Australian politician * Kay Francis (1905–1968), American actress * Kay Hagan (1953–2019), American politician * Kay Hull (born 1954), Australian politician * Kay Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Smith (baseball) (1901–1981), British civil engineer
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Shirley Smith may refer to: * Mum (Shirl) Smith (1924–1998), Aboriginal Australian famous for her welfare work * Shirley Smith (politician), member of the Ohio Senate * Shirley Smith (lawyer) (1916–2007), New Zealand lawyer * Hubert Shirley-Smith Sir Hubert Shirley-Smith, CBE, BSc, MICE (13 October 1901 – 10 February 1981) was a British civil engineer. Shirley-Smith is perhaps most famous for helping to design the Howrah Bridge in Calcutta for the Indian Public Works Department in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Smith (baseball)
Jean Marie Smith (May 9, 1928 – March 13, 2011) was an outfielder and relief pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 128. lb, she batted and threw right-handed. Jean Smith entered the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1948, beginning her career at outfield and later doubling as a reliever until the final season of play in 1954. Regarded as a disciplined hitter and a daring base runner, she posted a robust .334 on-base percentage and a 1.77 walk-to-strikeout ratio, while utilizing her speed to snatch 194 stolen bases in 567 career games. A member of a championship team, she also played in five out of seven possible playoffs.The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League AAGPBL career In 1947 Smith attended a tryout of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ''After being selected at a try-out camp in Grand Rapids I was sent a contract in the mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Smith (baseball)
Helen "Gig" Smith (January 5, 1922 – January 17, 2019) was a utility infielder who played briefly in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed. Smith was born and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. An all-around athlete in college, both in basketball and softball, she served in the Army during World War II, just after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Smith joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, where she drew illustrations for the WAAC newspaper based at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia, and also played as a catcher on a women’s fast-pitch softball team. She was transferred to the Pentagon in 1944 to work in Army Military Intelligence, working in cartography. She was discharged in 1945 and made her debut in the AAGPBL in its 1947 season, playing for the Kenosha Comets before joining the Grand Rapids Chicks in 1948. Following her baseball career, Smith attended and graduated from Pratt Art Institute in New York City. She sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Smith
Colleen Smith (May 31, 1925 – December 28, 2018) was a Canadian former infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 120 lb., Smith batted and threw right handed. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Colleen Smith was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the AAGPBL in its twelve-year history. She made 40 appearances at third base for the Grand Rapids Chicks in its 1946 season, posting a batting average of .184 (18-for-98) with four RBI and seven runs scored, including a double and three stolen bases. Madden, W. C. (2005) ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''. McFarland & Company. As a fielder, she collected 45 putouts and 81 assists, committing 11 errors in 137 chances for a .920 career fielding average. After baseball, Smith became an accomplished golfer, winning the Amateur Crown and Senior Crown five times. The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Basebal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Smith (baseball)
Charlotte Smith (born 1919) was an infielder and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 130 lb., Smith batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The daughter of a Minor league pitcher, Smith was one of the original sixty players signed by the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She was also one of 10 players hailed from Tennessee who made the league in its 12 years of existence. League play officially began on May 30, 1943 with the teams Kenosha Comets, Racine Belles, Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox. Each team was made up of fifteen girls. Smith passed the test and was assigned to the Racine team. From 1943 to 1944, Smith played at outfield, first base and shortstop for the Belles. She hit a .316 batting average in her rookie season, driving in 18 runs while scoring 36 times in just 53 games. A fast runner, she stole 54 bases to rank eight in the league.All-American Girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Sindelar
Joan Sindelar (August 29, 1931 - April 12, 2003) played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1949 and 1953 in the positions of first base and utility outfield. She was born in Chicago, IL and her nickname was Jo Jo. Listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.63 m), 125 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. She is recorded to have said that playing in the league was one of the best things that happened to her in her life. Baseball teams Joan played for the Chicago Colleens (in 1949 and 1950), Kalamazoo Lassies (in 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953). Post-baseball career Following her baseball career, Joan taught in schools in Kalamazoo, MI and Phoenix, AZ. She was remembered by her students, having made a "profound impact" on them. She was an active golfer, joined a country club and became a champion. She won two annual memorial tournaments four club championships. Once she retired from teaching, Joan adopted a rural life in which she raised animals that she sold. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Shuman
Amy Shuman/Jurasinski ee Dunkleberger(March 10, 1925 – August 22, 2014) was born in Mohrsville, Pennsylvania, to parents Earl and Pearl (Gerber) Dunkleberger. Amy played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1946 season. She measured 5-foot 6-inch and weighed 140 pounds, and batted and threw left-handed. Early love for ball From age 8, Amy played baseball everyday on her family's farm, with Dorothy, Elaine and Charles, her older siblings. In later years, her younger siblings – Doris and Gladys – also joined in. All the kids were encouraged to play and develop their baseball skills by their father who would play with them when he could. Her mother on the other hand, “would get mad when heyplayed all day and not do the chores she wanted us to do,” Nonetheless, every kid from the neighborhood would come most days to the field to play too. After graduating Ontelaunee High School in 1942, Amy worked for the Reading Company and continued to excel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fern Shollenberger
Fern Shollenberger ''[Shelly]'' (May 18, 1923 – December 24, 1977) was a third basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 125 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Brief profile Shollenberger was a fine base runner, clever, coaxing batter, and skillful third sacker and hard thrower. She paced the AAGPBL third basewomen in fielding percentage and number of double plays turned from 1949 through 1951, as her .942 career fielding percentage is the highest of any defender at third base in AAGPBL history. She also was selected five times for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League All-Star Team, All-Star Team. Early life A native of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, Shollenberger was the daughter of Alvas Shollenberger, a machinist, and Fannie (née Young) Shollenberger. She grew up with three brothers and one sister. One of her brothers, Kenneth, recalled that sporting activity was hugely popular in the household. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
