The Peoria Redwings was a women's professional baseball team who joined the

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 ...

in the 1946 season and remained in the league through 1951. The team represented

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, playing home games at

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History

The Redwings made an unsteady start in their inaugural season, going 33–79 to finish last 41 games out of first place in the Western Division. The team improved in

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with a 54–57 record, good to finish in fifth place in the eight–team league. Their most productive season came in

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

, when they finished 71–55 for third place in the division and fourth overall, gaining a playoff spot. In the playoffs, the Redwings were swept by the

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in three straight games. Peoria fell to 36–43 and last place in

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, and next–to–last in

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after ending 44–63–2. They went 48–56–2 in

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

, their last season, having finished over .500 once in six years of existence. Some players of note included pitchers

Doris Barr Doris "Dodie" Barr (August 26, 1921 – July 12, 2009) was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 145 lb., Barr batted and threw left-handed. She was born in Starbuck, M ...

Dorothy Mueller Dorothy Mueller (December 25, 1925 – June 2, 1985) was a pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. Listed at and , she batted and threw right-handed. She was nicknamed Dottie or Sportie ...

and

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; infielders Margaret Callaghan, Betty McKenna and

Dorothy Stolze Dorothy Stolze 'Dottie''(May 1, 1923 – July 19, 2003) was a second basewoman who played from through for four teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 129 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Care ...

; outfielders

Eleanor Callow Eleanor 'Squirt' Callow (born August 8, 1927) was a left fielder who played from through for three teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Callow was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. She was born in Winnipeg, Manito ...

and

Thelma Eisen Thelma "Tiby" Eisen (May 11, 1922 – May 11, 2014) was an outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 130 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Thelma Eisen was among the t ...

, and OF/P Mary Reynolds. Eventually, Eisen and Reynolds served as player/managers for the team.

All-time roster

:''Bold denotes members of the inaugural roster'' *

Velma Abbott Flora Velma Abbott (May 29, 1929 – January 1, 1987) was a utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 110 lb., she batted and threw right handed. A native of Regina, Saskatchewan ...

Mary Baumgartner Mary Baumgartner (September 13, 1930 – June 2, 2018) was an American professional baseball player who played as a catcher from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed. Overview profile ...

Mary Lou Beschorner Mary Lou Beschorner (September 18, 1929 – November 8, 2008) was an outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 135 lb., she batted and threw right handed. Born in Sandwich, Illinois, Mary ...

Maybelle Blair Maybelle Blair (born January 16, 1927) is a former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed at and , she batted and threw right-handed. Madden, W. C. (2005) ''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball Leagu ...

Kay Blumetta Catherine Kay Blumetta 'Swish''(May 1, 1923 – April 25, 1997) was a utility who played for six different clubs in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. Listed at , 150 lb., she batted and threw righ ...

Rita Briggs Rita Briggs '' Maude"' (March 27, 1929 – September 6, 1994) was an American female baseball catcher who played from through for seven different teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 120 lb., Briggs ba ...

Marian Bryson Marian Bryson was a right handed pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who played for the Peoria Redwings in its 1946 season. Bryson was born in Los Angeles, California. She was dubbed ''Scotty''.

Florence Bucior Florence H. Bucior (October 29, 1920 – November 13, 2005) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. She was born in Jackson, Michigan. Bucior is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum a ...

* Margaret Callaghan *

* Mary Carey *

Jean Cione Jean S. Cione ��Cy″(June 23, 1928 – November 22, 2010) was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 8", 143 lb., She batted and threw left-handed. AAGPBL rules of play The ...

Corinne Clark Corinne Clark (September 23, 1923 – December 2, 2006) was an infield/outfield utility and right-handed hitter who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She was dubbed ''Corky''.Pauline Crawley * Mary Dailey *

Faye Dancer Faye Katherine Dancer (April 24, 1925 – May 22, 2002) was a center fielder who played from through for three teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 145 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Women i ...

* Alice DeCambra *

Mildred Deegan Mildred Eleanor Deegan (December 11, 1919 – July 21, 2002) was an American pitcher, outfielder and second basewoman who played ten seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, from to . Background Deegan was one of 25 p ...

Jerre DeNoble Jerre DeNoble (June 11, 1923 – January 18, 2011) was an American outfielder who played part of a season in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.Terry Donahue Terrence Michael Donahue (June 24, 1944 – July 4, 2021) was an American football coach and executive. He served as the head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1976 to 1995, compiling a record of 151–74–8. His 15 ...

* June Emerson *

Lillian Faralla Lillian "Lil" Faralla (July 29, 1924 – July 26, 2019) was a female pitcher and utility who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.Dorothy Ferguson Dorothy B. "Dottie" Ferguson Key (February 17, 1923 – May 8, 2003) was a Canadian infielder and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 125 lb., she batted and threw righ ...

Helen Filarski Helen Filarski (later Steffes; May 11, 1924September 13, 2014) was an American baseball player. She was an infielder and outfielder who played from 1945 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 125 l ...

* Mary Flaherty * Luisa Gallegos * Gertrude Ganote * Eilleen Gascon *

Jeanne Gilchrist Jeanne Gilchrist (June 13, 1926 – August 4, 2004) was a Canadian catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 125 lb., Gilchrist batted and threw right handed. She was born in New Westminster, Bri ...

* Geraldine Guest *

Audrey Haine Audrey Haine Daniels (May 9, 1927 – September 11, 2021) was a pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 9", 150 lb., she batted and threw right handed.

Ann Harnett Ann S. Harnett ( Solowey, August 10, 1920 – 1974) was a female utility player who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 139 lb., Harnett batted and threw right-handed. She was born in ...

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.Beverly Hatzell *

Joyce Hill Joyce Elaine Westerman (née Hill; December 29, 1925 – January 18, 2021) was a catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 150 lb., she batted left-handed and threw right-handed. B ...

* Barbara Hines * Nadine Hoffmann * Alice Hohlmayer *

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* Frances Janssen * Christine Jewitt *

Josephine Kabick Josephine Kabick 'Jo''(March 27, 1922 – February 8, 1978) was an American female pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 142 lb., Kabick batted and threw right-handed. She was ...

Jacquelyn Kelley Jacquelyn Kelley ée Savage(November 11, 1926 – May 12, 1988) was an American utility infielder/outfielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 140 lb., she batted and th ...

* Irene Kerwin *

Erma Keyes Erma Keyes (August 1, 1926 – September 4, 1999) was an American outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 135 lb., she batted and threw right handed. She was dubbed 'Erm' by her teammates. Ma ...

Glenna Sue Kidd Glenna Sue Kidd (September 2, 1933 – May 4, 2017) was an American pitcher and infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 165 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Biography ...

Phyllis Koehn Phyllis C. Koehn ��Sugar″(September 15, 1922 – May 28, 2007) was an American pitcher and utility who played from through for six different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 120 lb., Koehn ba ...

* Mary Louise Kolanko *

Jaynie Krick Jaynie Krick 'Red''(October 1, 1929 – December 29, 2014) was an American pitcher and utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. She was a switch-hitter and threw right-h ...

* Mary Lawson * Noella Leduc *

Annabelle Lee Annabelle Lee Harmon (January 22, 1922 – July 3, 2008) was an American female pitcher who played from through with four teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 120 lb, Lee was a switch-hitter and threw ...

Josephine Lenard Veronica Josephine Lenard (September 2, 1921 – February 7, 2007), nicknamed "Bubblegum", was an American center fielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 130 lb., she batted ...

* Kay Lionikas *

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* Mary McCarty * Helene Machado * Betty McKenna *

Lenora Mandella Lenora Mandella (4 May 1931 - 12 August 2005) played shortstop and pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1949 and 1951. She both batted and threw right-handed. Her nickname was Smokey. She measured 5 feet 7 inch ...

Naomi Meier Naomi Meier ��Sally″(November 17, 1926 – July 15, 1989) was an outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 115 lb., Meier batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Fort Wayne, ...

Norma Metrolis Norma "Trolley" Metrolis (December 5, 1925 – February 2, 2010) was a catcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1946 and 1950. She both batted and threw right-handed. Raised in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, Lake Worth, F ...

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Joanne Overleese Jo Anne (also Joanne) Overleese (October 3, 1923 – May 15, 2017) was an infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed. /www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/profiles/overleese-md-joanne/803 A ...

Marguerite Pearson Marguerite Pearson (Tesseine) (September 6, 1932 – January 4, 2005) was a utility player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. Listed at , 125 lb., Pearson batted and threw right-hande ...

* Marjorie Pieper * Rita Rehrer * Mary Reynolds * Georgiana Rios * Jenny Romatowski *

Eilaine Roth Eilaine Roth ��I″(January 17, 1929 – November 1, 2011) was an outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 123 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Born in Michigan ...

Elaine Roth Elaine Roth (January 17, 1929 – May 25, 2007) was a female pitcher and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed. A native of Michigan City, Indiana, Elaine R ...

Mary Rountree Mary Rountree (July 23, 1922 – August 7, 2007) was a catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at and , she batted and threw right-handed. Nicknamed "Square Bush", Mary Rountree wa ...

* Gloria Ruiz * Margaret Russo *

June Schofield June Rose Schofield (June 1, 1926 – June 24, 2002), nicknamed Moneybags, was a Canadian-American infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed. Born in Toronto, Ontario, June Sc ...

Twila Shively Twila Shively (March 20, 1920 – November 25, 1999) was an American competitive baseball player. An outfielder, she played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 128 lb., she batted and threw right ...

* Frances Sloan *

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* Shirley Smith * Donna Stageman * Elma Steck *

Jane Stoll Jane Stoll ("Jeep") (August 8, 1928 – May 27, 2000) was an outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 135 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. An All-Star and veteran of ...

* Beverly Stuhr * Betty Terry * Betty Tucker * Kathryn Vonderau * Nancy Warren * Marion Watson *

Margaret Wenzell Margaret “Marge” Wenzell (May 21, 1925 – July 6, 2014) was a utility infielder/outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 134 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. A membe ...

Ruth Williams Ruth Williams ''Heverly(February 12, 1926 – February 10, 2005) was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 139 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Ruth Williams debuted ...

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* Mary Wisham * Mary Wood

Managers

References

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Peoria Redwings seasons
*''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book'' – W. C. Madden. Publisher:

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