Eileen O'Brien (baseball)

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Eileen O'Brien
Born:(1922-05-24)May 24, 1922
Died: August 30, 2015(2015-08-30) (aged 93)
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Eileen O'Brien (May 24, 1922 – August 30, 2015) played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1946. With the Muskegon Lassies, she had a batting average of .111 with two hits and 18 at-bats. She later taught in public schools in Chicago. [1] [2]

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League league for womens baseball teams in the United States

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 motion picture A League of Their Own is a mostly fictionalized account of the early days of the league and its stars.

Muskegon Lassies

The Muskegon Lassies were one of the expansion teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1946 season, representing Muskegon, Michigan. The team played their home games at Marsh Field.

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