1948 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season

1948 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 Ten Regular season Grand Rapids Chicks (Eastern Division)Racine Belles (Western Division) Shaugnessy playoffs Rockford Peaches AAGPBL 1947 1949 The 1948 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the sixth season of the circuit. The AAGPBL grew to an all-time peak of ten teams in that season, representing Eastern and Western zones, just in the first year the circuit shifted to strictly overhand pitching. Other modifications occurred during 1948. The ball was decreased in size from 11+1/2 in to 10+3/8 in, while the base paths were lengthened to 72 feet and the pitching distance increased to 50 feet.http://www.aagpbl.org/league/history.cfm All-American Girls Professional Baseball League HistoryAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League Rules of Play The Chicago Colleens and the Springfield Sallies were added to the previous roster that included the Kenosha Comets, Fort Wayne Daisies, Grand Rapids Chicks, Muskegon Lassies, Peoria Redwings, Racine Belles, Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox. The Chicago, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Muskegon and South Bend teams were aligned in the East Division, while Kenosha, Peoria, Racine, Rockford and Springfield played in the Western Division. The number of games in the schedule increased from 112 to 126. For the second consecutive year the AAGPBL spring training camp was held in Havana, Cuba. as part of a plan to create an International League of Girls Baseball. Around two hundred girls made the trip. Among them, players represented 27 different states in the United States and many provinces of Canada, while several Cuban players entered the league as a result of holding spring training there the year before. A total of 21 players had been in the league since its foundation in 1943.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Softcover, 294pp. Language: English. 978-0-7864-3747-4 The fact of two divisions resulted in the Shaughnessy system adding another round of playoffs to decide the championship between eight teams. The first round faced the top teams of each division in a best-of-three series, with the first place team playing against the third place team and the second place team against the fourth place team. The winners competed in a best-of-five divisional first round, with the first place team facing the third place team and the second place team against the fourth place team. The sectional champions then advanced to the third round and faced in the best-of-seven Championship Series.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book Pitchers continued to dominate the league in that season even though many of them could not adapt to the new pitching style. Grand Rapids' Alice Haylett led all pitchers with a 0.77 earned run average, while 20 averaged at least a 1.99 mark. In addition, Haylett and Racine's Eleanor Dapkus hurled 10 shutouts a piece. The only .300 hitter was Kenosha's Audrey Wagner (.312), who also led the circuit in hits (130) and total bases (186). At the end of the season Wagner was honored with the AAGPBL Player of the Year Award. The Grand Rapids and Racine teams won their respective division. In the first round, Grand Rapids, Fort Wayne, Racine and Rockford swept South Bend, Muskegon, Peoria and Kenosha, respectively. In the divisional playoffs, Fort Wayne swept Grand Rapids and Rockford did the same with Racine. Then, Rockford jumped out to a three-game lead in the final series and defeated Fort Wayne four games to one. Helen Nicol was credited with four of the 10 playoff wins of Rockford, including two in the finals, while Lois Florreich and Margaret Holgerson took three a piece. In Game 1 of the first round, Florreich pitched the first no-hitter in series history, and Holgerson threw a second no-hitter in Game 3 to set an all-time record for the most playoff no-hitters. Another highlight came in the first round, when South Bend's Jean Faut outdueled Haylett of Grand Rapids, 3–2, in 20 innings, in what would be the longest game in AAGPBL playoff history. The league drew almost a million fans for the second consecutive season, although the Chicago and Springfield franchises failed to reach the attendance required. Then, the Colleens and the Sallies were turned into player development teams that toured and played exhibition games to recruit and train new players. The tour started in Chicago and ended up in Canada, including stops in Yankee Stadium and Griffith Stadium.Fox 17 Video – Doris Cook's Story of the AAGPBLSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Teams 1948 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Teams Division Team City Stadium East Chicago Colleens Chicago, Illinois Shewbridge Field Fort Wayne Daisies Fort Wayne, Indiana Memorial Park Grand Rapids Chicks Grand Rapids, Michigan South High School Field Muskegon Lassies Muskegon, Michigan Marsh Field South Bend Blue Sox South Bend, Indiana Playland Park West Kenosha Comets Kenosha, Wisconsin Simmons Field Peoria Redwings Peoria, Illinois Peoria Stadium Racine Belles Racine, Wisconsin Horlick Field Rockford Peaches Rockford, Illinois Beyer Stadium Springfield Sallies Springfield, Illinois Jim Fitzpatrick Memorial Stadium Map of teams left 10px Eastern Division 10px Western Division 950 450 300 425 189 USA Midwest 900 USA Midwest 41.70 -87.83 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Colleens USA Midwest 41.10 -85.14 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Daisies USA Midwest 42.96 -85.66 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Chicks USA Midwest 43.22 -86.24 Blue pog.svg 80 top Lassies USA Midwest 41.66 -86.21 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Blue Sox USA Midwest 42.56 -87.82 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Comets USA Midwest 40.69 -89.59 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Redwings USA Midwest 42.74 -87.80 Red pog.svg 80 right Belles USA Midwest 42.25 -89.09 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Peaches USA Midwest 39.80 -87.68 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Sallies Standings Eastern Division RankTeamWLW-L%GB1 Grand Rapids Chicks 77 48 .616 – 2 Muskegon Lassies 67 58 .536 10 3 South Bend Blue Sox 57 69 .452 20 1 24 Fort Wayne Daisies 53 73 .421 24 1 25 Chicago Colleens 47 77 .379 29 1 2 Western Division RankTeamWLW-L%GB1 Racine Belles 77 49 .616 –2 Rockford Peaches 75 50 .600 1 1 2 3 Peoria Redwings 71 55 .563 64 Kenosha Comets 62 64 .421 155 Springfield Sallies 41 84 .328 35 1 2 Postseason First roundBest of three series Second roundBest of five series Third roundBest of seven series Eastern Division Western Division 1 Grand Rapids Chicks 3 3 South Bend Blue Sox 0 2 Muskegon Lassies 0 4 Fort Wayne Daisies 3 1 Racine Belles 3 3 Peoria Redwings 0 2 Rockford Peaches 3 4 Kenosha Comets 0 1 Grand Rapids Chicks 0 4 Fort Wayne Daisies 3 1 Racine Belles 0 2 Rockford Peaches 3 ED Fort Wayne Daisies 2 WD Rockford Peaches 4 Batting statistics StatisticPlayerRecord Batting average Audrey Wagner (KEN)Mary Nesbitt (PEO) Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC) Connie Wisniewski (GR)Betty Wagoner (MUS)Charlene Pryer (MUS)Evelyn Wawryshyn (SPR)Elizabeth Mahon (SB)Doris Sams (MUS)Alva Jo Fischer (MUS)Sophie Kurys (RAC)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Merle Keagle (GR) .312 .292 .289 .289 .278 .262 .262 .258 .257 .252 .252 .251 .251Runs scored Sophie Kurys (RAC)Faye Dancer (PEO)Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)Merle Keagle (GR)Dorothy Ferguson (ROC)Josephine Lenard (MUS)Charlene Pryer (MUS)Audrey Wagner (KEN)Connie Wisniewski (GR)Mary Nesbitt (PEO) 97 89 89 75 73 70 70 70 70 69Hits Audrey Wagner (KEN)Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)Mary Nesbitt (PEO)Connie Wisniewski (GR)Vivian Kellogg (FW)Evelyn Wawryshyn (SPR)Dorothy Stolze (MUS)Sophie Kurys (RAC)Doris Satterfield (GR) 130 128 128 127 117 114 113 112 111 Doubles Mary Nesbitt (PEO)Connie Wisniewski (GR)Audrey Wagner (KEN)Elizabeth Mahon (SB)Sophie Kurys (RAC)June Schofield (SPR)Rose Gacioch (ROC) Philomena Gianfrancisco (RAC) Merle Keagle (GR)Edythe Perlick (RAC) 24 20 16 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 Triples Eleanor Callow (CHI/ROC)Audrey Wagner (KEN)Mary Nesbitt (PEO)Vivian Kellogg (FW)June Schofield (SPR)Margaret Villa (KEN)Rita Briggs (ROC/CHI)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Doris Sams (MUS)Doris Tetzlaff (CHI/FW) 15 14 12 9 9 8 7 7 7 7Home runs Connie Wisniewski (GR)Eleanor Callow (CHI/ROC)Faye Dancer (PEO)Eleanor Dapkus (RAC)Philomena Gianfrancisco (RAC)Audrey Wagner (KEN)Christine Jewitt (KEN)Merle Keagle (GR)Sophie Kurys (RAC)Mary Nesbitt (PEO)Doris Sams (MUS) 7 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3Runs batted in Rita Meyer (PEO)Connie Wisniewski (GR)Elizabeth Mahon (SB)Doris Satterfield (GR)Doris Sams (MUS)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Mary Nesbitt (PEO)Josephine Lenard (MUS)Audrey Wagner (KEN)Eleanor Callow (CHI/ROC)Inez Voyce (GR) 68 66 65 61 59 58 58 56 56 52 52Stolen bases Sophie Kurys (RAC)Faye Dancer (PEO)Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)Thelma Eisen (FW)Ernestine Petras (GR/CHI)Merle Keagle (GR)Edythe Perlick (RAC)Dorothy Ferguson (ROC)Dorothy Stolze (MUS)Evelyn Wawryshyn (SPR) 172 102 94 88 86 85 82 73 67 66Total bases Audrey Wagner (KEN)Mary Nesbitt (PEO)Connie Wisniewski (GR)Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)Vivian Kellogg (FW)Sophie Kurys (RAC)Doris Satterfield (GR)Elizabeth Mahon (SB)Doris Sams (MUS)Evelyn Wawryshyn (SPR) 186 185 172 152 144 143 136 135 134 126 Pitching statistics StatisticPlayerRecordWins Alice Haylett (GR)Joanne Winter (RAC)Eleanor Dapkus (RAC)Lois Florreich (ROC)Dorothy Mueller (PEO) Ruby Stephens (SPR/KEN) Irene Kotowicz (CHI)Elaine Roth (PEO)Doris Sams (MUS)Audrey Haine (PEO)Helen Nicol (ROC)Jean Faut (SB) 25 25 24 22 21 20 18 18 18 17 17 16Winning percentage Alice Haylett (GR)Rose Gacioch (ROC)Eleanor Dapkus (RAC)Nancy Warren (MUS/CHI)Dorothy Mueller (PEO)Marie Kruckel (SB/MUS)Lois Florreich (ROC)Joanne Winter (RAC)Ruby Stephens (SPR/KEN)Doris Sams (MUS) .833 .737 .727 .706 .700 .692 .688 .676 .645 .643 Earned run average Alice Haylett (GR)Dorothy Mueller (PEO)Lois Florreich (ROC)Joanne Winter (RAC)Alma Ziegler (GR)Mildred Earp (GR)Jean Faut (SB)Nancy Warren (MUS/CHI)Alva Jo Fischer (MUS)Betsy Jochum (SB) 0.77 1.11 1.18 1.18 1.21 1.31 1.44 1.45 1.47 1.51Strikeouts Joanne Winter (RAC)Lois Florreich (ROC)Irene Kotowicz (CHI)Margaret Holgerson (ROC)Eleanor Dapkus (RAC)Dorothy Mueller (PEO)Mildred Earp (GR)Jean Faut (SB)Amy Applegren (MUS)Bethany Goldsmith (KEN)Doris Sams (MUS)Alice Haylett (GR)Ruby Stephens (SPR/KEN) Betsy Jochum (SB)Dorothy Wiltse (FW) 248 231 197 194 191 181 166 165 129 117 117 114 114 103 101Games pitched Margaret Holgerson (ROC)Irene Kotowicz (CHI)Lois Florreich (ROC)Ruby Stephens (SPR/KEN)Mildred Earp (GR)Lillian Faralla (SB)Jean Faut (SB)Dorothy Wiltse (FW)Betty Tucker (CHI)Erma Bergmann (SPR)Alice Haylett (GR)Dorothy Mueller (PEO)Migdalia Pérez (CHI)Doris Sams (MUS)Bethany Goldsmith (KEN) 37 37 36 36 34 34 34 34 33 32 32 32 32 32 31Innings pitched Irene Kotowicz (CHI)Mildred Earp (GR)Lois Florreich (ROC)Margaret Holgerson (ROC)Alice Haylett (GR)Doris Sams (MUS)Lillian Faralla (SB)Dorothy Mueller (PEO)Dorothy WiltseJean Faut (SB)Bethany Goldsmith (KEN)Ruby Stephens (SPR/KEN)Migdalia Pérez (CHI)Betty Tucker (CHI) 298 282 282 277 269 268 267 267 267 250 245 241 240 238 All-Star Game All-American Girls Professional Baseball League All-Star Team See also 1948 Major League 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:1940s in women's baseball All-American 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