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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.
Edith Grace Houghton (February 10, 1912 – February 2, 2013) was an American professional baseball player and scout.A former shortstop in women's baseball whose professional career began when she was ten years old, [1] Houghton became the first female scout in Major League Baseball when she joined the talent-spotting staff of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League in 1946.
The league underwent a name change during the season: It began as the All-American Girls Softball League., [2] but midway through the 1943 season, the name was changed to the All-American Girls Baseball League (AAGBBL). [3] The AAGPBL began with a 12-inch softball but incorporated baseball rules.
Baseball Girls is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Lois Siegel and released in 1995. [1] The film centres on women's baseball, profiling the history and culture of the sport from the days of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League through to the modern day, through a blend of animation, still photography and live action footage.
Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988) Mary Nesbitt Wisham (February 1, 1925 – November 17, 2013) was an American baseball pitcher and first basewoman who played from 1943 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League .
The one-hour film that focuses mostly on the Negro League’s history in Florida will air on Feb. 2 on various PBS stations, including WLRN and WPBT in Palm Beach County.
The association was largely responsible for the opening of Women in Baseball, a permanent display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. In addition, the association recognized players who had contracts with the league, even though they ...
Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988) Margaret Eloise " Sonny " Berger (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 2015) was a pitcher who played from 1943 through 1944 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League .