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The Chicago Colleens were a women's professional baseball team who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1948 to 1951, evolving into a development team. The team was based Chicago , Illinois and played their home games at Shewbridge Field.
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The result was the creation of the six-team National Girls Baseball League, which began in 1944, composed entirely of Chicago-area teams. The National Girls baseball League was founded by Emery Parichy, Charles Bidwill (owner of the Chicago Cardinals football team) and politician Ed Kolski. Pirachy operated the Metropolitan League.
[2] [5] The league's primary aim is to increase the visibility and proliferation of women's baseball by establishing a pathway to professionalism – no high school or college in the U.S. offers girls' baseball programs, [6] and while over 1,300 girls played on boys' high school baseball teams in the 2023–24 academic year, only nine women ...
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 .
1943–54 – The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was started by Philip Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley's Chewing Gum. 1944–54 – The National Girls Baseball League was founded by Charles Bidwell, owner of the Chicago Cardinals. The league consisted of teams in Chicago and operated for 11 seasons.
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1921 (Chicago) 1922–present (Chicago Bears) Moved to Chicago to become the Chicago Staleys and then changed their name to the Chicago Bears. Lake County Fielders: Baseball Northern League (2010) North American League (2011) 2010–11 Normal CornBelters: Baseball Frontier League 2009–2018 Moved to the Prospect League: Peoria Rivermen: Ice hockey