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. The Belles represented Battle Creek,Michigan,and played their home games at Bailey Park.
The Peoria Redwings was a women's professional baseball team who joined the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1946 season and remained in the league through 1951. The team represented Peoria,Illinois,playing home games at Peoria Stadium.
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.
Rita Briggs["Maude"] was an American female baseball catcher who played from 1947 through 1954 for seven different teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m),120 lb.,Briggs batted left-handed and threw right-handed. She was born in Ayer,Massachusetts.
Annabelle Lee Harmon was an American female pitcher who played from 1944 through 1950 with four teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m),120 lb,Lee was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed. She was born in Los Angeles,California. She was the aunt of Bill Lee,a former Boston Red Sox and Montreal Expos pitcher.
Nancy Warren was a pitcher and infielder who played from 1946 through 1954 for six different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m),130 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed. Hank was a nickname she picked up as a youth.
Anna May Hutchison ["Hutch"] was a female pitcher and catcher who played from 1944 through 1949 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m),149 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed. Sometimes she is credited as Anna Mae Hutchison.
Jean S. Cione [″Cy″] was a pitcher who played from 1945 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 8",143 lb.,She batted and threw left-handed.
Josephine "Feena”Hasham was a pitcher who played from 1948 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Hasham batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Marilyn Charlotte Jones [Doxey] was an American pitcher and catcher who played from 1948 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m),135 lb (61 kg),she batted and threw right-handed.
The 1946 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the fourth season of the circuit. The AAGPBL expansion brought two new franchises to the previous six-team format. At this point,the Muskegon Lassies and the Peoria Redwings joined the Fort Wayne Daisies,Grand Rapids Chicks,Kenosha Comets,Racine Belles,Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox. The eight teams competed through a 112-game schedule,while the final Shaugnessy playoffs faced season winner Racine against defending champion Rockford in a Best of Seven Series.
The 1947 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the fifth 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. The final Shaugnessy playoffs faced second place Grand Rapids against third place Racine in a Best of Seven Series.
The 1948 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the sixth season of the circuit. The AAGPBL grew to an all-time peak of ten teams in that season,representing Eastern and Western zones,just in the first year the circuit shifted to strictly overhand pitching. Other modifications occurred during 1948. The ball was decreased in size from 11+1⁄2 inches (290 mm) to 10+3⁄8 inches (260 mm),while the base paths were lengthened to 72 feet and the pitching distance increased to 50 feet.
The 1949 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the seventh season of the circuit. With the Chicago Colleens and Springfield Sallies turning into rookie development teams after the 1948 season,the AAGPBL was left with eight squads:the Kenosha Comets,Fort Wayne Daisies,Grand Rapids Chicks,Muskegon Lassies,Peoria Redwings,Racine Belles,Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox. The teams competed through a 112-game schedule.
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.
The 1951 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the ninth season of the circuit. The teams Battle Creek Belles,Fort Wayne Daisies,Grand Rapids Chicks,Kalamazoo Lassies,Kenosha Comets,Peoria Redwings,Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox competed through a 112-game schedule,while the Shaugnessy playoffs featured the top four teams from each half of the regular season.
Glenna Sue Kidd was an American pitcher and infielder who played from 1950 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m),165 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
Jane Jeanette Jacobs [Badini] was an American pitcher who played from 1944 through 1947 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m),130 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
Irene K. Kotowicz ["Ike"] was an American pitcher and outfielder who played from 1945 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m),128 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
Frances L. Janssen,also known as "Big Red" or "Little Red",was an American pitcher who played from 1948 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m),155 lb,she batted and threw right-handed.