The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League - A Biographical Dictionary (Paperback, New edition)

For a dozen years in the 1940s and 1950s, more than 700 women played professional baseball in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Though some saw their brand of ball as a sideshow or wartime diversion, the women were all tough competitors and superb athletes. They set records that remain unequaled by their male counterparts, including Sophie Kurys' 201 stolen bases in a single season and Joanne Winter's 63 consecutive scoreless innings. And the 1944 AAGPBL All-Star game was the first night game at Chicago's Wrigley Field. This is the most comprehensive look ever at the players of this women's league. From Velma Abbott to Agnes ""Aggie"" Zurkowski, over 600 players are profiled. For each player, vital dates, place of birth, height, weight, defensive position, teams played for and seasons active are provided, along with complete career statistics. These data are followed (in most cases) by a brief biographical sketch that details the player's career, how she came to play in the league and information on her post-baseball career. Most of the photographs are from the personal files of the players and have never before been published.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	W.C. Madden
Dimensions:	254 x 181 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	295
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-2263-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Baseball
LSN:	0-7864-2263-7
Barcode:	9780786422630

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