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.
Manager | Team(s) | Year(s) | Championship | Ref |
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Eddie Ainsmith | Rockford Peaches | 1947 | [1] | |
Bill Allington | Rockford Peaches Fort Wayne Daisies | 1944–1946 1948–1954 | 1945 1948, 1949, 1950 | [2] |
Mary Baker | Kalamazoo Lassies | 1950 | [3] | |
Dave Bancroft | Chicago Colleens South Bend Blue Sox Battle Creek Belles | 1948 1949–1950 1951 | [4] | |
Patricia Barringer | Chicago Colleens | 1949–1950 | [5] | |
Dick Bass | Fort Wayne Daisies | 1948 | [6] | |
Carson Bigbee | Springfield Sallies Muskegon Lassies | 1948 1949 | [7] | |
Josh Billings | Kenosha Comets | 1943–1944 | [8] | |
Buzz Boyle | Muskegon Lassies | 1946 | [9] | |
Guy Bush | Battle Creek Belles | 1951–1952 | [10] | |
Mary Carey | Peoria Redwings | 1950 | [11] | |
Max Carey | Milwaukee Chicks Fort Wayne Daisies | 1944 1950–1951 | 1944 | [12] |
Joe Cooper | Battle Creek Belles Muskegon Belles | 1952 1953 | [13] | |
Press Cruthers | Kenosha Comets | 1946 | [14] | |
Norm Derringer | Racine Belles | 1950 | [15] | |
Bill Edwards | Rockford Peaches | 1947 | [16] | |
Thelma Eisen | Peoria Redwings | 1946 | [17] | |
Woody English | Grand Rapids Chicks | 1952–1954 | 1953 | [18] |
Jimmie Foxx | Fort Wayne Daisies | 1952 | [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 Daisies | 1949 | [22] | |
George Johnson | Fort Wayne Daisies | 1947 | [23] | |
Bubber Jonnard | Minneapolis Millerettes | 1944 | [24] | |
Vivian Kellogg | Fort Wayne Daisies | 1949 | [25] | |
Jack Kloza | Rockford Peaches | 1944 | [26] | |
Barbara Liebrich | Springfield Sallies | 1949–1950 | [27] | |
Marty McManus | Kenosha Comets South Bend Blue Sox | 1944 1945, 1948 | [28] | |
Benny Meyer | Grand Rapids Chicks | 1945 | [29] | |
Leo Murphy | Racine Belles | 1945–1948 | 1946 | [30] |
Bert Niehoff | South Bend Blue Sox | 1943–1944 | [31] | |
Ernestine Petras | Kenosha Comets | 1950 | [32] | |
Johnny Rawlings | Grand Rapids Chicks Rockford Peaches | 1946–1950 1953–1954 | 1947 | [33] |
Mary Reynolds | Peoria Redwings | 1950 | [34] | |
Bill Rodgers | Peoria Redwings | 1946 | [35] | |
William Rohrer | Fort Wayne Daisies | 1947 | [36] | |
Mary Rountree | Fort Wayne Daisies | 1950 | [37] | |
Leo Schrall | Peoria Redwings | 1947–1949 | [38] | |
Ralph Shinners | Kenosha Comets | 1947 | [39] | |
Mitch Skupien | Grand Rapids Chicks Kalamazoo Lassies | 1951 1952–1954 | 1954 | [40] |
Charley Stis | Racine Belles | 1945 | [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 Zintac | Chicago Colleens Springfield Sallies | 1949 1950 | [45] |
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.
Dorothy Wiltse "Dottie" Collins was an American professional baseball pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1944 to 1948 and 1950. Collins played her rookie season (1944) for the Minneapolis Millerettes and spent the rest of her career with the Fort Wayne Daisies. Known as the "Strikeout Queen," she set multiple AAGPBL records throughout her career and led the league with her winning percentage, fielding percentage, and strikeouts. Collins helped form the All-American Girls Professional Baseball league Players Association in 1987 and held many different positions during her tenure with the association.
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" Schroeder was a shortstop who played from 1943 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), 150 lb., Schroeder batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Sadorus, Illinois.
Jean Louise Geissinger was an infielder and outfielder who played from 1951 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League with the Fort Wayne Daisies and the Grand Rapids Chicks (1952[end]). Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 120 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
William Baird Allington was an American minor league baseball player and manager. Listed at 5' 9" and 160 pounds, Allington batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Clair County, Michigan.
Maxine Kline [Randall] is a former female starting pitcher who played from 1948 through 1954 with the Fort Wayne Daisies of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 130 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.
Ruth Richard[Richie] was an American baseball player who played as a catcher from 1947 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 134 lb., she batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Doris Tetzlaff [″Tetz″] was an infielder and chaperone in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5'5", 155 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.
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.
Merle Patricia Keagle was an American center fielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the 1944 and 1948 seasons. Listed at 5' 2", 144 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.
Joan Berger [Knebl] was a infielder and outfielder who played from 1951 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m), 132 lb, she batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Passaic, New Jersey.
Dolores Margaret Lee was an American female baseball player who played as a pitcher from 1952 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 130 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
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.
Dorothy B. "Dottie" Ferguson Key was an infielder and outfielder who played from 1945 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 125 lb., she batted and threw right handed.
Jean Marie Smith was an outfielder and relief pitcher who played from 1948 through 1954 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.
Magdalen "Mamie" Redman was a catcher and utility infielder who played from 1948 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m), 150 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.
Mary Weddle [Hines] is a former pitcher and utility infielder/outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1954 season. Listed at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m), 118 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
Gloria Ruiz [״Baby-Face״] is a former outfielder who played from 1948 through 1949 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed.
Dolly Vanderlip [Ozburn] is a former pitcher who played from 1952 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 140 lb., Vanderlip batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina.