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 eventually consisted of 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 Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids,Michigan. They played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1945 to 1954,winning championships in 1947 and 1953.
Dorothy "Dottie" Hunter was a Canadian first basewoman who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1943 season. A member of several halls of fame,Hunter was one of 68 players from Canada to participate in the extinct All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Phyllis C. Koehn [″Sugar″] was an American pitcher and utility who played from 1943 through 1950 for six different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5",120 lb.,Koehn batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Madison,Wisconsin.
Genevieve "Audrey" Wagner was an outfielder who played from 1943 through 1949 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m),145 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
Constance Wisniewski (Wiśniewski) was a starting pitcher and outfielder who played from 1944 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 8",147 lb.,she batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Alma Ziegler was an infielder and pitcher who played from 1944 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m),125 lb.,Ziegler batted and threw right-handed.
Josephine Kabick [Jo] was an American female pitcher who played from 1944 through 1947 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m),142 lb.,Kabick batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Detroit,Michigan.
Sarah Jane "Salty" Ferguson is a former right fielder and catcher who played from 1953 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m),120 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
Dorothy Maguire was a catcher and outfielder who played from 1943 through 1949 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Maguire batted and threw right-handed. She also played under the name of Dorothy Chapman.
Thelma "Tiby" Eisen was an outfielder who played from 1944 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4",130 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
Renae Audrey Youngberg [Ray] was a third basewoman who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during four seasons spanning 1949–1954. She batted and threw right-handed.
Marguerite Pearson (Tesseine) was a utility player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the 1948 and 1954 seasons. Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m),125 lb.,Pearson batted and threw right-handed. She was nicknamed ″Dolly".
Ernestine Petras [״Teeny״] was an infielder who played from 1944 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m),125 lb.,Petras batted and threw right-handed. She was born in the Haskell section of Wanaque,New Jersey.
Joyce Elaine Westerman was a catcher who played from 1945 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m),150 lb.,she batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Erma M. "Bergie" Bergmann was an American baseball pitcher and outfielder who played from 1946 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m),155 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
Viola Thompson [Griffin] was a pitcher who played from 1944 through 1947 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm),120 pounds (54 kg),she batted and threw left-handed.
The 1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the eight season of the circuit. The teams Fort Wayne Daisies,Grand Rapids Chicks,Kenosha Comets,Muskegon Lassies,Peoria Redwings,Racine Belles,Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox competed through a 112-game schedule.
Bethany Joan "Beth" Goldsmith was a pitcher who played from 1948 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m),160 lb,she batted and threw right-handed.
Barbara J. "Bobbie" Payne was an American infielder and reliever who played from 1949 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m),118 lb,she batted and threw right-handed.
