Category Archive: AAGPBL

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

December 2, 2021

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL)…

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

December 6, 2019

Members of the Kenosha Comets of the All-American Girls Base…

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

December 6, 2019

The second night game ever played at Wrigley Field was a Red…

Annabelle Lee (TRADING CARD DB)

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

December 21, 2021

After a successful inaugural season in 1943, the All-American…

Helen Callaghan (TRADING CARD DB)

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

January 6, 2022

The 1945 season was the height of the Deadball Era in the All-American…

Joanne Winter (TRADING CARD DB)

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

January 27, 2022

There’s a tired sports cliché that goes something like this:…

Dottie Kamenshek (TRADING CARD DB)

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

February 9, 2022

The under-achieving Rockford Peaches were for all intents and…

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

April 3, 2022

Springfield Sallies hurler Erma “Bergie” Bergmann looked…

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

May 4, 2022

The Racine Belles kicked off their road trip in Grand Rapids…