August 21, 1950: AAGPBL barnstormers delight Montreal fans with a ‘jeu spectaculaire’
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League’s barnstorming…
August 15, 1943: Canada’s Olive Little tosses first no-hit, no-run game in AAGPBL history
Olive Little wasn't particularly interested in joining the…
July 9, 1954: Fort Wayne Daisies win AAGPBL’s final All-Star Game
1954 AAGPBL all-stars. Back row, left to right: Barbara “Bobbie”…
September 3, 1953: Jean Faut tosses second perfect game, earns final win of illustrious career
Jean Faut was having another outstanding season for the South…
September 8, 1952: South Bend wins protest, new Game 2 to get back into AAGPBL championship series
South Bend Blue Sox manager Karl Winsch was having none of it.…
August 28, 1951: RBI machine Eleanor Callow propels Rockford to victory over Kalamazoo
When the expansion Chicago Colleens got off to a 1-13 start in…
September 17, 1950: Rockford Peaches win third straight AAGPBL title on Helen Nicol Fox’s Game 7 shutout
Rockford Peaches manager Bill Allington needed a starting pitcher…
June 30, 1949: Earlene ‘Beans’ Risinger outlasts Erma Bergmann in 17-inning AAGPBL pitchers’ duel
The Racine Belles kicked off their road trip in Grand Rapids…
May 9, 1948: Springfield Sallies drop inaugural game as AAGPBL’s overhand pitching era begins
Springfield Sallies hurler Erma “Bergie” Bergmann looked…
August 18, 1947: Dottie Kamenshek goes 5-for-5 with two homers, chases second straight batting title
The under-achieving Rockford Peaches were for all intents and…
September 16, 1946: Racine Belles win 14-inning thriller, claim second AAGPBL championship
There’s a tired sports cliché that goes something like this:…
August 31, 1945: Helen Callaghan manufactures a win for the Fort Wayne Daisies
The 1945 season was the height of the Deadball Era in the All-American…
July 29, 1944: Annabelle ‘Lefty’ Lee tosses AAGPBL’s first perfect game for Minneapolis Millerettes
After a successful inaugural season in 1943, the All-American…
June 25, 1943: Kenosha’s Helen Nicol hurls 13 scoreless innings of relief, drives in winning run
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL)…
July 18, 1944: AAGPBL plays in second night game ever at Wrigley Field
The second night game ever played at Wrigley Field was a Red…
July 1, 1943: All-American Girls play first game under the lights at Wrigley Field
Members of the Kenosha Comets of the All-American Girls Base…