Battle Creek Belles

Battle Creek Belles
1951 – 1952 Battle Creek, Michigan
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Team data
Previous parks	Bailey Park
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	AAGPBL

The Battle Creek Belles were a women's professional baseball team that played from 1951 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). The Belles represented Battle Creek, Michigan, and played their home games at Bailey Park. ^[1]

History

The Belles finished last in the first half of the 1951 season with an 11–45 record before improving to 19–35 in the second half for a 30-80 overall. The team posted a 43–67 record in the 1952 season, and finished in last place.

The club moved to Muskegon for the 1953 season and was renamed the Muskegon Belles. ^[1]

All-time roster

Bold denotes members of the inaugural roster

• Agnes Allen
• Isabel Alvarez
• Phyllis Baker
• Patricia Barringer
• Fern Battaglia
• Erma Bergmann
• Rita Briggs
• Patricia Brown
• Marge Callaghan
• Jean Cione
• Donna Cook
• Bonnie Cooper
• Gloria Cordes
• Betty Jane Cornett
• Pauline Crawley
• Mary Dailey
• Gertrude Dunn
• Mary Froning
• Barbara Galdonik
• Gertrude Ganote
• Eileen Gascon
• Josephine Hasham
• Beverly Hatzell
• Ruby Heafner
• Jean Holderness
• Frances Janssen
• Marilyn Jones
• Erma Keyes
• Glenna Sue Kidd
• Jaynie Krick
• Sophie Kurys
• Noella Leduc
• Shirley Luhtala
• Betty McKenna
• Marie Mansfield
• Mirtha Marrero
• Naomi Meier
• Ruth Middleton
• Jane Moffet
• Rose Montalbano
• Mary Moore
• Nancy Mudge
• Dolly Niemieck
• Anna Mae O'Dowd
• Barbara Payne
• Marguerite Pearson
• June Peppas
• Migdalia Pérez
• Ernestine Petras
• Marjorie Pieper
• Janet Rumsey
• Margaret Russo
• Gloria Schweigerdt
• Mary Sheehan
• Doris Shero
• Norma Sieg
• Hazel Smith
• Shirley Sutherland
• Miss Thatcher
• Frances Vukovich
• Helen Waddell
• Margaret Wenzell
• Betty Whiting
• Sadie Wright
• Janet Young

Managers

* Dave Bancroft	1951
* Guy Bush	1951 1952
* Joe Cooper	1952

Chaperone

* Patricia Barringer	1951 1952

Sources

1. "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League History".

• All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Battle Creek Belles seasons
• All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Manager/Player profile search results
• All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN   0-7864-0597-X
• The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover, 295 pp. Language: English. ISBN   978-0-7864-2263-0