List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League managers

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The following is a list of managers who formed part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) during its twelve years of existence, from its inception in 1943 through the 1954 season.

This list presents data from an eight-year collaborative research project commanded by the AAGPBL Players' Association and is considered to be the definitive list of all the known managers that ever formed part of the league.

Bill Allington became the most successful manager in league history. He never had a losing season, while setting all-time records for the most championships titles (four, 1945 and 1948–1950), postseason appearances (nine, 1945–1946, 1948–1954), as well as regular season victories (583) and winning percentage (.594).

Some information is not available and is subject to future additions and eventual improvement.

ManagerTeam(s)Year(s)ChampionshipRef
Eddie Ainsmith Rockford Peaches1947 [1]
Bill Allington Rockford Peaches
Fort Wayne Daisies		1944–1946
1948–1954		 1945
1948, 1949, 1950
[2]
Mary Baker Kalamazoo Lassies1950 [3]
Dave Bancroft Chicago Colleens
South Bend Blue Sox
Battle Creek Belles		1948
1949–1950
1951		 [4]
Patricia Barringer Chicago Colleens1949–1950 [5]
Dick Bass Fort Wayne Daisies1948 [6]
Carson Bigbee Springfield Sallies
Muskegon Lassies		1948
1949		 [7]
Josh Billings Kenosha Comets1943–1944 [8]
Buzz Boyle Muskegon Lassies1946 [9]
Guy Bush Battle Creek Belles1951–1952 [10]
Mary Carey Peoria Redwings1950 [11]
Max Carey Milwaukee Chicks
Fort Wayne Daisies		1944
1950–1951		 1944
 		 [12]
Joe CooperBattle Creek Belles
Muskegon Belles		1952
1953		 [13]
Press Cruthers Kenosha Comets1946 [14]
Norm Derringer Racine Belles1950 [15]
Bill EdwardsRockford Peaches1947 [16]
Thelma Eisen Peoria Redwings1946 [17]
Woody English Grand Rapids Chicks1952–1954 1953 [18]
Jimmie Foxx Fort Wayne Daisies1952 [19]
Johnny Gottselig Racine Belles
Peoria Redwings
Kenosha Comets		1943–1944
1947
1949–1951		 1943
 
 		 [20]
Chet Grant South Bend Blue Sox
Kenosha Comets		1946–1947
1948		 [21]
Harold Greiner Fort Wayne Daisies1949 [22]
George JohnsonFort Wayne Daisies1947 [23]
Bubber Jonnard Minneapolis Millerettes  1944 [24]
Vivian Kellogg Fort Wayne Daisies  1949 [25]
Jack Kloza Rockford Peaches1944 [26]
Barbara Liebrich Springfield Sallies1949–1950 [27]
Marty McManus Kenosha Comets
South Bend Blue Sox		1944
1945, 1948		 [28]
Benny Meyer Grand Rapids Chicks1945 [29]
Leo Murphy Racine Belles1945–1948 1946 [30]
Bert Niehoff South Bend Blue Sox1943–1944 [31]
Ernestine Petras Kenosha Comets1950 [32]
Johnny Rawlings Grand Rapids Chicks
Rockford Peaches		1946–1950
1953–1954		 1947
[33]
Mary Reynolds Peoria Redwings1950 [34]
Bill Rodgers Peoria Redwings1946 [35]
William Rohrer Fort Wayne Daisies1947 [36]
Mary Rountree Fort Wayne Daisies1950 [37]
Leo Schrall Peoria Redwings1947–1949 [38]
Ralph Shinners Kenosha Comets1947 [39]
Mitch Skupien Grand Rapids Chicks
Kalamazoo Lassies		1951
1952–1954		 1954 [40]
Charley Stis Racine Belles1945 [41]
Eddie Stumpf Rockford Peaches
Kenosha Comets		1943
1945		 [42]
   Bill Wambsganss   Fort Wayne Daisies
Muskegon Lassies		1945–1946
1947–1948		 [43]
Karl Winsch     South Bend Blue Sox       1951–1954    1951, 1952 [44]
Len ZintacChicago Colleens
Springfield Sallies		1949
1950		 [45]

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References

  1. ↑ Ainsmith, Eddie AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  2. ↑ Allington, Bill AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  3. ↑ Baker, Mary AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  4. ↑ Bancroft, Dave AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  5. ↑ Barringer, Patricia AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  6. ↑ Bass, Dick AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  7. ↑ Bigbee, Carson AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  8. ↑ Billings, John AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  9. ↑ Boyle, Buzz AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  10. ↑ Bush, Guy AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  11. ↑ Carey, Mary AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  12. ↑ Carey, Max AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  13. ↑ Cooper, Joe AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  14. ↑ Cruthers, Press AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  15. ↑ Derringer, Norm AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  16. ↑ Edwards, Bill AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  17. ↑ Eisen, Thelma AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  18. ↑ English, Woody AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  19. ↑ Foxx, Jimmie AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  20. ↑ Gottselig, Johnny AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  21. ↑ Grant, Chet AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  22. ↑ Greiner, Harold AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  23. ↑ Johnson, George AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  24. ↑ Jonnard, Bubber AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  25. ↑ Kellogg, Vivian AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  26. ↑ Kloza, Jack AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  27. ↑ Liebrich, Barbara AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  28. ↑ McManus, Marty AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  29. ↑ Meyer, Bennie AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  30. ↑ Murphy, Leo AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  31. ↑ Niehoff, Bert AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  32. ↑ Petras, Ernestine AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  33. ↑ Rawlings, Johnny AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  34. ↑ Reynolds, Mary AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  35. ↑ Rodgers, Bill AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  36. ↑ Rohrer, William AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  37. ↑ Rountree Mary AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  38. ↑ Schrall, Leo AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  39. ↑ Shinners, Ralph AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  40. ↑ Skupien, Mitch AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  41. ↑ Stis, Charley AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  42. ↑ Stumpf, Eddie AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  43. ↑ Wambsganss, Bill AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  44. ↑ Winsch, Karl AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  45. ↑ Zintac, Len AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2012-05-15.
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