1951 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season

1951 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Baseball Logo of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.svg 90px Eight Regular season Grand Rapids Chicks (first half)South Bend Blue Sox (second half) Shaugnessy playoffs South Bend Blue Sox AAGPBL 1950 1952 The 1951 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the ninth season of the circuit. The teams Battle Creek Belles, Fort Wayne Daisies, Grand Rapids Chicks, Kalamazoo Lassies, Kenosha Comets, Peoria Redwings, Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox competed through a 112-game schedule, while the Shaugnessy playoffs featured the top four teams from each half of the regular season.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League teams by season In 1951, many things changed in relation to the previous season, when attendance began to decline dramatically. The Racine Belles franchise was moved to Battle Creek, Michigan, while the Chicago Colleens and Springfield Sallies traveling teams were disbanded. Betty Foss of Fort Wayne led all hitters for the second year in a row with a .368 batting average, breaking her own single-season record of .346 set in her rookie season. Foss also topped the league with 34 doubles, setting an all-time single-season record that would never be surpassed. Nine pitchers recorded an earned run average below 2.00, while Rose Gacioch of Rockford was the only one to gain 20 victories during the year. The Player of the Year Award was given to South Bend pitcher Jean Faut, who posted a 15–7 record with a 1.33 ERA and a league-leading 135 strikeouts, including a perfect game against Rockford on July 21 of that season.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Softcover, 294pp. Language: English. 978-0-7864-3747-4The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2005. Format: Softcover, 295pp. Language: English. 0-7864-3747-2 During the best-of-three series, first-place South Bend defeated third-place Fort Wayne, two games to one, while second-place Grand Rapids was swept by fourth-place Rockford in two games. South Bend pitching star Jean Faut drove in a run and held Fort Wayne to a run in Game 1, and later struck out nine batters and allowed one run in Game 3 to advance to the finals. In the other series, Rockford's Helen Nicol gave up six hits and shut out Grand Rapids in the first contest, while Marie Mansfield hurled a 7–6, 11-inning victory to defeat the Chicks.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book The final series took all five games to decide the champion team. Rockford held a 2–0 advantage in the series and looked to take it all, but South Bend rebounded and won the last three games to clinch the title. In Game 3, Faut stopped the Peaches in their tracks, pitching a six-hit, 3–2 victory, and picked up the win in a seven-inning relief effort in Game 5 to continue her winning ways. South Bend batted a collective .275 average in the finals, with Jane Stoll leading the offense with a .333 average (6-for-18) and six RBI, while Senaida Wirth batted .412 (7-for-17) and scored four runs, and Betty Wagoner hit .389 (7-for-18) with five runs. In 1951, the AAGPBL attendance declined for the third straight year. As revenues fell, individual teams' funds were limited to advertise nationally as a way of recruiting scattered baseball talent. With no centralized control of publicity, promotion, rookie training teams, and equalization of player talent, the League began to break down. The Kenosha and Peoria franchises withdrew at the end of the year, leaving the league with six teams for the next season.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League history Teams 1951 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Teams Team City Stadium Battle Creek Belles Battle Creek, Michigan Bailey Park Fort Wayne Daisies Fort Wayne, Indiana Memorial Park Grand Rapids Chicks Grand Rapids, Michigan Bigelow Field Kalamazoo Lassies Kalamazoo, Michigan Lindstrom Field Kenosha Comets Kenosha, Wisconsin Simmons Field Peoria Redwings Peoria, Illinois Peoria Stadium Rockford Peaches Rockford, Illinois Beyer Stadium South Bend Blue Sox South Bend, Indiana Playland Park Map of teams left 10px All-American Girls Professional Baseball League teams 950 450 300 425 145 USA Midwest 900 USA Midwest 42.31 -85.20 Black pog.svg 80 right Belles USA Midwest 41.10 -85.14 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Daisies USA Midwest 42.96 -85.66 Black pog.svg 80 top Chicks USA Midwest 42.29 -85.59 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Lassies USA Midwest 42.56 -87.82 Black pog.svg 80 top Comets USA Midwest 40.69 -89.59 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Redwings USA Midwest 42.25 -89.09 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Peaches USA Midwest 41.66 -86.21 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Blue Sox Standings First half RankTeamWLW-L%GB1 Grand Rapids Chicks 40 13 .755 —2 Fort Wayne Daisies 34 17 .667 53 South Bend Blue Sox 38 22 .633 5½4 Rockford Peaches 31 26 .544 115 Peoria Redwings 28 25 .528 126 Kenosha Comets 21 36 .368 217 Kalamazoo Lassies 19 38 .333 238 Battle Creek Belles 11 45 .196 30½ http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/pages/league/19/league-records All-American Girls Professional Baseball League records Second half RankTeamWLW-L%GB1 South Bend Blue Sox 38 14 .731 —2 Rockford Peaches 34 15 .694 2½3 Fort Wayne Daisies 34 18 .654 44 Grand Rapids Chicks 31 22 .585 7½5 Peoria Redwings 21 31 .404 176 Battle Creek Belles 19 35 .352 207 Kenosha Comets 15 35 .333 228 Kalamazoo Lassies 15 37 .288 23 Overall RankTeamWLW-L%GB1 South Bend Blue Sox 76 36 .679 —2 Grand Rapids Chicks 71 35 .670 23 Fort Wayne Daisies 68 35 .660 3½4 Rockford Peaches 65 41 .613 85 Peoria Redwings 49 56 .467 23½6 Kenosha Comets 36 71 .336 37½7 Kalamazoo Lassies 34 75 .312 40½8 Battle Creek Belles 30 80 .273 45 Postseason First roundBest of three series Second roundBest of five series 1 South Bend Blue Sox 2 3 Fort Wayne Daisies 1 2 Grand Rapids Chicks 0 4 Rockford Peaches 2 1 South Bend Blue Sox 3 4 Rockford Peaches 2 Batting statistics StatisticPlayerRecord Batting average Betty Foss (FW)    Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)   Eleanor CallowConnie Wisniewski (GR)Charlene Pryer (SB)Doris Sams (KAL)Alice Pollitt (ROC)June Peppas (BC/KAL)Inez Voyce (GR)Doris Satterfield (GR)Ruth Richard (ROC)Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW)Joanne Weaver (FW)Wilma Briggs (FW)Senaida Wirth (SB)Delores Brumfield (KEN)Betty Wagoner (SB) .368 .345 .326 .326 .312 .306 .299 .285 .285 .279 .277 .277 .276 .275 .274 .273 .274Runs scored Charlene Pryer (SB)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)Thelma Eisen (FW)Alice Pollitt (ROC)Marilyn Olinger (GR)Connie Wisniewski (GR)Betty Foss (FW)Senaida Wirth (SB)Betty Wagoner (SB)Eleanor CallowWilma Briggs (FW)Doris Satterfield (GR)Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW) 106 91 90 88 88 82 78 77 77 77 66 64 64 60Hits Charlene Pryer (SB)Betty Foss (FW)Connie Wisniewski (GR)Eleanor Callow (ROC)Alice Pollitt (ROC)Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)Doris Satterfield (GR)June Peppas (BC/KAL)Doris Sams (109)Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW)Wilma Briggs (FW)Inez Voyce (GR)Betty Wagoner (SB) 133 126 126 124 121 117 112 109 109 108 106 106 102Doubles Betty Foss (FW)Shirley Stovroff (SB)Thelma Eisen (FW)Eleanor Callow (ROC)Marjorie Pieper (PEO/BC)Doris Sams (KAL)Jane Stoll (SB)Connie Wisniewski (GR)Delores Brumfield (KEN)Inez Voyce (GR)Wilma Briggs (FW)Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)Doris Satterfield (GR)June Peppas (BC/KAL) 34 19 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 12 12 12 11Triples Eleanor Callow (ROC)Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)Alice Pollitt (ROC)Doris Satterfield (GR)Connie Wisniewski (GR)Margaret Wenzell (KAL/BC)Jacquelyn Kelley (ROC)Elizabeth Mahon (SB)Marguerite Pearson (BC/KAL)   Barbara Payne (KAL/BC/ROC)   Inez Voyce (GR) 10 9 9 9 9 7 6 5 5 5 5Home runs Eleanor Callow (ROC)Betty Foss (FW)Alice Pollitt (ROC)Dorothy Schroeder (FW)Jean Lovell (KEN/KAL)Doris Sams (KAL)Doris Satterfield (GR)Jean Faut (SB)Jean Geissinger (FW)Jacquelyn Kelley (ROC)Margaret Russo (PEO)Doris Sams (KAL)Inez Voyce (GR)Joanne Weaver (FW) 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Runs batted in Eleanor Callow (ROC)Elizabeth Mahon (SB)Doris Satterfield (GR)Ruth Richard (ROC)Betty Foss (FW)Lavonne Paire (GR)Shirley Stovroff (SB)Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW)Senaida Wirth (SB)Margaret Russo (PEO)Joyce Hill (PEO)Inez Voyce (GR)Jane Stoll (SB)Alice Pollitt (ROC)Dorothy Schroeder (FW)Rita Briggs (PEO) 84 68 62 60 58 56 54 54 54 51 50 49 47 45 45 44Stolen bases Charlene Pryer (SB)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Thelma Eisen (FW)Senaida Wirth (SB)Dorothy KamenshekAlice Pollitt (ROC)Betty Foss (FW)Elizabeth Mahon (SB)Betty Wagoner (SB)Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW)Margaret Russo (PEO) 129 91 88 69 63 61 60 53 50 50 45Total bases Betty Foss (FW)Eleanor Callow (ROC)Connie Wisniewski (GR)Alice Pollitt (ROC)Doris Satterfield (GR)Dorothy KamenshekCharlene Pryer (SB)Inez Voyce (GR)Doris Sams (KAL)June Peppas (BC/KAL)Elizabeth Mahon (SB)Margaret Russo (PEO)Jacquelyn Kelley (ROC)Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW)Jane Stoll (SB)Margaret Wenzell (KAL/BC) 176 172 159 158 148 147 147 136 135 131 125 124 117 116 112 105 Pitching statistics StatisticPlayerRecordWins Rose Gacioch (ROC)Maxine Kline (FW)Helen Nicol (ROC)Mirtha Marrero (FW)Margaret Holgerson (GR)Marie Mansfield (ROC)Jean Faut (SB)Lillian Faralla (SB)Alice Hohlmayer (PEO)Pat Scott (FW)Mary Lou Studnicka (GR)Jaynne Bittner (GR)Alma Ziegler (GR) 20 18 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 14Winning percentage Louise Arnold (SB)Dorothy Mueller (SB)Maxine Kline (FW)Lillian Faralla (SB)Mary Lou Studnicka (GR)Rose Gacioch (ROC)Jaynne Bittner (GR)Helen Nicol (ROC)Jean Faut (SB)Pat Scott (FW)Mirtha Marrero (FW) .833 .833 .818 .789 .750 .741 .727 .720 .682 .682 .680Earned run average Dorothy Naum (KEN)Alma Ziegler (GR)Jean Faut (SB)Margaret Holgerson (GR)Dorothy Mueller (SB)Rose Gacioch (ROC)Lillian Faralla (SB)Maxine Kline (FW)Ruth Williams (KAL)Alice Hohlmayer (PEO)Pat Scott (FW)Earlene Risinger (GR)Nancy Warren (PEO)Mirtha Marrero (FW) 1.14 1.26 1.33 1.53 1.56 1.68 1.85 1.95 1.96 2.02 2.13 2.14 2.20 2.24Strikeouts Jean Faut (SB)Margaret Holgerson (GR)Marie Mansfield (ROC)Jean Marlowe (KEN)Georgette Vincent (SB)Barbara Rotvig (KEN)Mirtha Marrero (FW)Nancy Warren (PEO)Mary Lou Studnicka (GR)Gloria Cordes (BC/KAL)Maxine Kline (FW)Helen Nicol (ROC)Pat Scott (FW)Alma Ziegler (GR)Erma Bergmann (BC)Ruth Williams (KAL) 135 123 121 116 113 93 87 79 72 70 69 67 62 62 59 59Complete games Migdalia Pérez (BC)Rose Gacioch (ROC)Helen Nicol (ROC)Alice Hohlmayer (PEO)Alma Ziegler (GR)Margaret Holgerson (GR)Jean Marlowe (KEN)Erma Bergmann (BC)Jean Faut (SB)Maxine Kline (FW)Mirtha Marrero (FW) 26 25 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 20Shutouts Rose Gacioch (ROC)Alma Ziegler (GR)Jean Faut (SB)Alice Hohlmayer (PEO)Margaret Holgerson (GR)Maxine Kline (FW)Jaynne Bittner (GR)Lillian Faralla (SB)Mary Lou Studnicka (GR)Ruth Williams (KAL) 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4Games pitched Migdalia Pérez (BC)Josephine Hasham (PEO)Marie Mansfield (ROC)Elaine Roth (KAL)Rose Gacioch (ROC)Alice Hohlmayer (PEO)Mirtha Marrero (FW)Eleanor Moore (FW)Jean Marlowe (KEN)Helen Nicol (ROC)Nancy Warren (FW/PEO)Gloria Cordes (BC/KAL)    Frances Janssen (FW/PEO/BC//KAL)   Pat Scott (FW) 32 30 30 30 29 29 29 29 28 28 27 26 26 26Innings pitched Migdalia Pérez (BC)Rose Gacioch (ROC)Josephine Hasham (PEO)Helen Nicol (ROC)Mirtha Marrero (FW)Jean Marlowe (KEN)Alice Hohlmayer (PEO)Marie Mansfield (ROC)Erma Bergmann (BC)Margaret Holgerson (GR)Maxine Kline (FW)Jean Faut (SB)Pat Scott (FW)Nancy Warren (FW/PEO) 237 231 218 214 213 211 209 202 200 200 194 190 190 188 All-Star Game All-American Girls Professional Baseball League All-Star Team See also 1951 Major League Baseball season 1951 Nippon Professional Baseball season Sources External links AAGPBL Official Website AAGPBL Records Baseball Historian files The Diamond Angle profiles and interviews SABR Projects – Jim Sargent articles YouTube videos Category:All-American Girls Professional Baseball League seasons Category:1950s in women's baseball All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season