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3 unusual facts about All-American Girls Professional Baseball League


Beyer Stadium

The Beyer Stadium, one mile from downtown in Rockford, Illinois, was the home of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League's Rockford Peaches from 1943 to 1954.

Meyerhoff

Arthur Meyerhoff (1895–1986), advertising agency executive, entrepreneur, Pam developer, and director of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Rose Mary Glaser

Rose Mary Glaser (October 21, 1921 - May 11, 2012) played for the Kenosha Comets of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1944.


Betty Carveth

Betty Carveth Dunn is a former Canadian pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1945 season.

Borchert Field

Borchert Field was also home to Milwaukee's short-lived entries in the Negro Leagues and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the Milwaukee Bears and Milwaukee Chicks.

Helen Callaghan

Another son, Kelly Candaele, is a politician, filmmaker, teacher, and writer, he produced a PBS documentary special on the AAGPBL.

Phoenix College

Other prominent alumni include film star Nick Nolte, Tony Award-winning actor Stephen Spinella, actor Peter Billingsley, daytime television star Jaime Lyn Bauer, Pop/Rhythm & Blues singer CeCe Peniston, artist Eric Fischl, and AAGPBL pioneer Charlotte Armstrong.


see also

Annastasia Batikis

Born in Racine, Wisconsin to Greek-American parents, Batikis was one of three descendants of Greek migrants to play in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, being the others Kay Lionikas and Vickie Panos.

Barbara Payne

The association was largely responsible for the opening of Women in Baseball, a permanent display at the Hall, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Barbara Thompson

Barbara Thompson (baseball) (born 1932), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player for Rockford Peaches

Crites

Shirley Crites (1934-1990), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

Dolores Moore

Later during her youth she was playing at Hubble Park, where future Hall of Fame Rogers Hornsby told her she should play in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, but she was too young for league, though.

Dorothy Montgomery

The association was largely responsible for the opening of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Kay Lionikas

A Native of New Brunswick, New Jersey to Greek-American parents, Lionikas was one of three descendants of Greek migrants to play in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, being the others Annastasia Batikis and Vickie Panos.

Kłosowski

Dolores Klosowski (born 1923), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

Marilyn Jones

:For the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player, see Marilyn C. Jones.

Mary Graham

Mary Lou Graham (born 1936), former batgirl and relief pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Mary Holda

A native of Mansfield, Ohio, Mary Holda was one of the original South Bend Blue Sox founding members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its 1943 inaugural season.

Mary Lou Graham

″Lou Lou″, as her teammmates called her, is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York and unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Maxine Kline

Some baseball researches considers Kline one of the five best pitchers in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League history, along with Jean Faut, Helen Nicol, Dottie Wiltse and Connie Wisniewski.

Reeser

Sara Reeser (born 1925), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

Skupień

Mitch Skupien - manager and executive in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Vickie Panos

A native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada to Greek-Canadian parents, Panos is one of three descendants of Greek migrants to play in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, being the others Annastasia Batikis and Kay Lionikas.