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 film A League of Their Own is a mostly fictionalized account of the early days of the league and its stars.
Elizabeth Jane Whiting was a utility who played from 1944 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m),147 lb.,Whiting batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Ida,Michigan.
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.
Joanne Emily Winter[Jo] was a pitcher who played from 1943 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m),138 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
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.
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.
Eleanor Moore [Warner] is a former pitcher who played from 1950 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m),Moore batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Long Point,Illinois.
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.
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".
Helen Earlene Risinger was a pitcher who played from 1948 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 6' 2",137 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
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.
Twila Shively was an American competitive baseball player. An outfielder,she played from 1945 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m),128 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
Marilyn J. Olinger [״Corky״] was a shortstop who played from 1948 through 1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m),140 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
Marilyn A. Jenkins [״Jenks״] was a catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m),140 lb.,she batted and threw right-handed.
Mary Lou Beschorner was an outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7",135 lb.,she batted and threw right handed.
Dolly Niemiec was an American baseball player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between 1948 and 1952. She both batted and threw right-handed.
The National Girls Baseball League (NGBL) was a professional women's baseball league which existed from 1944 to 1954,with teams based in Chicago,Illinois. The National Girls Baseball League started a year after the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL),which was featured in the film A League of Their Own. The National Girls Baseball League differed from the AAGPLB in that the NGBL kept and allowed the traditional underhand softball pitching format. Football legend Red Grange served as commissioner of the National Girls Baseball League.
