The Millerettes could not compete attendance-wise with the Minneapolis Millers, so the team moved in 1945, becoming the Fort Wayne Daisies.
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Another son, Kelly Candaele, is a politician, filmmaker, teacher, and writer, he produced a PBS documentary special on the AAGPBL.
A League of Their Own itself was inspired by the 1987 documentary of the same title, written and produced by Kelly Candaele, one of the five sons of Helen Callaghan, who in 1945 won the AAGPBL batting championship with a .299 average.
Helen Mirren | Helen Keller | Helen | James Callaghan | Helen of Troy | Helen Hayes | Helen Clark | Helen Reddy | Helen Frankenthaler | Helen Hunt | Helen Humes | Helen Razer | Helen Fielding | Helen Allingham | John O'Callaghan | Helen Storrow | Helen Shaver | Helen Caldicott | John O'Callaghan (musician) | Ian Callaghan | Helen Sjöholm | Helen Sharman | Helen Nicol | Helen Morgan | Helen Merrill | Helen Hay Whitney | Helen Hanft | Helen Fein | Helen Dunmore | Helen Callaghan |
The Daisies, with Bill Wambsganss at the helm, was a talented squad that included in their roster players as the sisters Helen and Marge Callaghan, Faye Dancer, Vivian Kellogg, Ruth Lessing and Pepper Paire.
She grew up in a home where baseball was considered of vital importance, as her younger sister Helen teamed up with her in the AAGPBL and her nephew Casey Candaele played in Major League Baseball.
In addition, Casey Candaele, former Houston Astros infielder and son of AAGPBL star Helen Callaghan, introduced her for induction into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.