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Chicago Colleens
The Chicago Colleens were a women's professional baseball team who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1948 to 1951, evolving into a development team. The team was based Chicago, Illinois and played their home games at Shewbridge Field. History The Colleens joined the strong Eastern Division in the 1948 season and were managed by former Major League player Dave Bancroft. The team was the worst in the league, getting roughed up as a last-place expansion club with a 47–76 record, ending twenty nine and a half games out of the first place spot in the division. The only team to do worse, the Springfield Sallies of the Western Division, ended 41–84 in last place, 35.5 games out of 1st place. Both teams lost their franchises by the end of that season. From 1949 through 1950, the Colleens and the Sallies became rookie development teams that played exclusively exhibition games. Their tours included contests at Griffith Stadium and Yankee Stadium. T ... [...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 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrude Alderfer
Gertrude Alderfer '' ert' (September 21, 1931 – February 27, 2018) was a first basewoman and catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.Gertrude Benner – Biography / Obituary ''''. Retrieved 2019-04-11. Early life A native of , Alderfer was an[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Cindric
Ann Cindrić sindrich(September 5, 1922 – December 18, 2010) was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 135 lb., Cindrić batted and threw right-handed. She was nicknamed ″Cindy″ by her teammates. Born in Muse, Pennsylvania, Cindrić was one of five children in the family of John and Catherine (Yuric) Cindrić, of Croatian heritage.''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary'' – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Paperback, 295 pp. Language: English. Cindrić entered the AAGPBL with the Muskegon Lassies in 1948, appearing for them in just three games before her season was cut short by a chipped bone in one of her fingers. She did appear in a game when the team moved to Springfield, Illinois in 1949 and was renamed the Springfield Sallies.The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Cindrić returned wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isora Del Castillo
Isora del Castillo e-soa'-ra del cast-ee'-yo(born May 16, 1932) is a former infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 1", 117 lb., she batted and threw right handed. She played under the name of Ysora Castillo, as a result of a misspelling. Born in Havana, the diminutive Isora del Castillo was one of seven players born in Cuba to play the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history. The others were Isabel Alvarez, Luisa Gallegos, Mirtha Marrero, Migdalia Pérez, Gloria Ruiz and Zonia Vialat. A light-hitting, defensive specialist, Isora batted a measly .128 average in her three-year career, but collected a solid .305 on-base percentage and a 1.42 walk-to-strikeout ratio (100-to-70). Isora learned her baseball skills from her father, Argelio del Castillo, a well-respected amateur shortstop in Cuba. She followed the steps of her father at shortstop, and also played efficiently a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Manitoba.Eleanor Callow ''''. Retrieved 2019-04-11. Women in baseball Women have been playing professional baseball since the early 1930s, when |
Shirley Burkovich
Shirley Burkovich (February 4, 1933 – March 31, 2022) was an American professional baseball infielder, outfielder and pitcher who played from 1949 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at and , she batted and threw right-handed. Burkovich was one of forty players from Pennsylvania who played on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League clubs. She was nicknamed "Hustle" for her boundless intensity on the field, and filled in at every position except catcher during her three seasons in the league. Career Burkovich was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in Swissvale. Burkovich started playing sandlot baseball with the boys of her neighborhood when she was a little girl, but never played organized softball. Though she attended three different high schools, Burkovich played basketball and field hockey in all of them, and also played in the Westinghouse Girls Basketball League. At age 16, she was signed to a contract by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Brown (baseball)
Patricia Irene Brown (April 23, 1931 – June 17, 2012) was a pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 135 lb., she batted and threw right handed. Like many players, Pat Brown had a brief career in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League because she felt that the schedule was demanding and the continuing trips interfered with her studies. She then went on to obtain four degrees and be listed in four different ''Who's Who'' directories for her accomplishments during a law librarian career that spanned forty years of dedicated service to Suffolk University in Boston. Born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, Patricia was the youngest of four children in the family of Joseph and Harriet (née Taylor) Brown. While growing up, she had two dreams: to play baseball and to attend college. She was told she could not play baseball because she was a girl and could not attend college because she had no money. Nevertheless, she achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 batted left-handed and threw right-handed. She was born in Ayer, Massachusetts. Brief profile An All-Star and member of two champion teams, Briggs was a solid backup catcher during the last years of existence of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Known more for her glove work than her bat, she had a strong throwing arm and worked well with pitchers, important in a league that progressively expanded the length of the base paths and pitching distance and decreased the size of the ball until the final year of play. A consistent and durable player, she recorded an all-time mark for most games played by a catcher in a single season. Besides this, she provided versatility being able to play all outfield positions and first base w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Berger
Barbara Berger (December 6, 1930 – January 27, 2016) was an American baseball catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 120 lb., she batted and threw right handed. Born in Maywood, Illinois, Berger and her younger sister, Norma, played baseball and basketball together during their childhood and later played softball in grade school.The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Berger entered the league in 1949 with the Chicago Colleens, a rookie touring team which played exhibition games against the Springfield Sallies as they travelled primarily through the South and East. The next season she was promoted to the Racine Belles, where she was used sparingly as a backup catcher. She hit a .176 average in 11 games. The same season, Norma Berger joined the league as a pitcher for the Sallies. She left the league in 1951 to attend University of Illinois, where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lois Bellman
Lois Bellman alchunas(September 11, 1926 – October 17, 2015) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Bellman batted and threw right handed. She was dubbed ''Punky''. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Bellman joined the league with the Chicago Colleens The Chicago Colleens were a women's professional baseball team who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1948 to 1951, evolving into a development team. The team was based Chicago, Illinois and played their home gam ... club in its 1949 season. She did not have individual records or some information was incomplete. SourcesAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Lois Balchunas Retrieved 2019-03-26. * Madden, W. C. (2000) ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''. McFarland & Company. * Madden, W. C. (2005) ''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary'' (2005). 21st-century American women 1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Bays
Betty Bays (née Schuller; April 1, 1931 – April 12, 1992) was an outfielder and catcher who played from 1950 to 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Betty Schuller retrieved March 26, 2019. Bays was born in , where she graduated from in 1949. After attending a tryout, she signed a contract with the AAGPBL and played on the |
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 Baumgartner, an All-Star and member of two champion teams, was a competent catcher during the last years of existence of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Known more for her glove work than her bat, behind the plate is where she really shone. Defensively, Baumgartner was a solid receiver with a strong throwing arm who worked well with pitchers and was able to handle a running game. She also was adept at blocking balls in the dirt and catching errant pitches, important in a league that progressively expanded the length of the base paths and pitching distance and decreased the size of the ball until the final year of play. In six years of career, she committed only 59 errors in 1,128 total chances, for a significant field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
