AAGPBL – Society for American Baseball Research

Find all published Games Project stories on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1943 to 1954. To learn more about the league, visit aagpbl.org.

June 25, 1943: Kenosha’s Helen Nicol hurls 13 scoreless innings of relief, drives in winning run

July 1, 1943: All-American Girls play first game under the lights at Wrigley Field

August 15, 1943: Canada’s Olive Little tosses first no-hit, no-run game in AAGPBL history

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June 25, 1943: Kenosha’s Helen Nicol hurls 13 scoreless innings of relief, drives in winning run

July 1, 1943: All-American Girls play first game under the lights at Wrigley Field

August 15, 1943: Canada’s Olive Little tosses first no-hit, no-run game in AAGPBL history

July 18, 1944: AAGPBL plays in second night game ever at Wrigley Field

July 29, 1944: Annabelle ‘Lefty’ Lee tosses AAGPBL’s first perfect game for Minneapolis Millerettes

August 31, 1945: Helen Callaghan manufactures a win for the Fort Wayne Daisies

September 16, 1946: Racine Belles win 14-inning thriller, claim second AAGPBL championship

August 18, 1947: Dottie Kamenshek goes 5-for-5 with two homers, chases second straight batting title

May 9, 1948: Springfield Sallies drop inaugural game as AAGPBL’s overhand pitching era begins

June 30, 1949: Earlene ‘Beans’ Risinger outlasts Erma Bergmann in 17-inning AAGPBL pitchers’ duel

August 21, 1950: AAGPBL barnstormers delight Montreal fans with a ‘jeu spectaculaire’

September 17, 1950: Rockford Peaches win third straight AAGPBL title on Helen Nicol Fox’s Game 7 shutout

August 28, 1951: RBI machine Eleanor Callow propels Rockford to victory over Kalamazoo

September 8, 1952: South Bend wins protest, new Game 2 to get back into AAGPBL championship series

September 3, 1953: Jean Faut tosses second perfect game, earns final win of illustrious career

July 9, 1954: Fort Wayne Daisies win AAGPBL’s final All-Star Game