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Springfield Sallies
The Springfield Sallies were a women's professional baseball team who were members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1948 season and became a development team. The Sallies were based in Springfield, Illinois and played home games at Jim Fitzpatrick Memorial Stadium. History The hapless Sallies were the worst in the league, getting roughed up as a last–place expansion club with a 41–84 record, ending 35.5 games behind the 1st place Racine Belles in the Western Division. The club was managed by former bigleaguer Carson Bigbee, but had no All–Stars, and the only players to have a significant year were second sacker Evelyn Wawryshyn, who tied for sixth place with a .266 batting average, and pitcher Doris Barr, who posted a 2.68 ERA with a career-high 116 strikeouts despite her 7–19 record. From 1949 through 1951 the Sallies joined the Chicago Colleens as touring player development teams. Their tours included exhibition contests at Griffith Stadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Springfield Sallies
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Mitch Skupien
Mitch Skupien was a manager and executive in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Very little is known about this man who worked hard for the AAGPBL during the final five years of its existence. Previously, Skupien had managed the Rayson Sporting Goods, a Chicago baseball team, and also had served as a scout for the AAGPBL since the early years of the circuit. He reported to the board of directors in 1949 and later managed during four years, leading his teams to three playoff appearances, including the Championship title in the league's last season. Skupien took the field in 1951 with the Grand Rapids Chicks, managing for them one year before joining the Kalamazoo Lassies (1952–1954). In his first season, Skupien led Grand Rapids to the first-half title with a 40–13 record and posted the second-best record at 71–35 (in an eight-team format), earning a ticket to the playoffs. But the Chicks lost the first round to the Rockford Peaches, two games to none. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erma Bergmann
Erma M. "Bergie" Bergmann (June 18, 1924 – September 13, 2015) was an American baseball pitcher and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 155 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Early life Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Erma Bergmann was one of three children into the family of Otto and Sophie Bergmann. Her father was a packinghouse butcher, while her mother, a ragtime pianist, wanted her only daughter to take piano lessons. But Erma declined, preferring to play sandlot ball with her two brothers and other neighborhood kids. At fourteen, she began playing at third base in the St. Louis Amateur Softball League since other opportunities at school were limited. At fifteen, she played shortstop for the Melbas, a girls' softball team at St. Louis Park, and pitched for the Phantoms, a boys' baseball team, pitching ten straight victories. After eight years of experience, she was recruited by an AAGPBL scout that f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Berger
Norma A. Berger (Taylor) (born December 22, 1932) is a former pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season. Berger was nicknamed "Bergie״. Listed at , , she batted and threw right-handed. Born in Maywood, Illinois, Norma Berger followed in the footsteps of Barbara Berger, her older sister, a catcher who played in parts of two seasons. The Berger sisters played baseball and basketball together during their childhood years, like the sisters depicted in the Penny Marshall 1992 film ''A League of Their Own'', though Margaret and Norma never competed against each other in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Berger spent the 1950 season with the Springfield Sallies, a touring player development team managed by Mitch Skupien. She posted an 8–8 record in 18 pitching appearances. As a hitter, she collected a .118 average (6-for-51), driving in four runs while scoring six times. After the season came to an end, Berger ... [...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] |
Virginia Bell (baseball)
Virginia Bell (July 30, 1927 – April 19, 1994) was a pitcher and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 128. lb., Bell batted and threw right handed. She was dubbed ''Ginger''.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Virginia Bell Retrieved 2019-03-26. Madden, W. C. (2005) ''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary'' (2005). Born in , Bell served for the |
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 Bisbee High School 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] |
Fern Battaglia
Fern Gertrude Battaglia (January 6, 1931March 15, 2001) was an infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 120 lb., she batted and threw right handed. Born in Chicago, Illinois, the diminutive Fern Battaglia joined the league in 1950 with her hometown Chicago Colleens, by then a player development team. She split time between third and second bases in her rookie year, batting .204 (51-for-250) with one home run and 29 runs batted in in 67 games, gaining a promotion to the Battle Creek Belles for the 1951 season. She then played half a season with the Belles before returning home to take care of her ill mother. Battaglia posted a .167 average in just 18 games and did not return to the league for a second season.''The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary'' – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover After that she was employed by the Illin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Barbaze
Barbara Barbaze (January 17, 1923 – April 21, 2013) was a Canadian outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Barbara Barbaze was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history. A fleet-footed outfielder and fast base runner, she joined the Springfield Sallies during the 1948 season. She was not located after leaving the league in that season. In 1998, Barbaze gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. She is also part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Career statistics Batting Fielding ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book'' – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norene Arnold
Florence Norene Arnold itzel(November 21, 1927 – January 27, 1987) was a right-handed pitcher and utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its 1949 season. She was dubbed 'Blondie'.Norene Witzel ''''. Retrieved 2019-04-12. Born in , Norene Arnold spent a season in the league with the |
