1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season

1950 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 Rockford Peaches Shaugnessy playoffs Rockford Peaches AAGPBL 1949 1951 The 1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the eighth season of the circuit. The teams Fort Wayne Daisies, Grand Rapids Chicks, Kenosha Comets, Muskegon Lassies, Peoria Redwings, Racine Belles, Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox competed through a 112-game schedule.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League teams by season In 1950 the league used a livelier 10 inches ball. Finally, the batting was able to take advantage of the pitching, when five hitters reached the .300 average mark for the year. Fort Wayne's rookie Betty Foss led the circuit with a .346 average, to set a new season mark.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 AAGPBL Rules of Play Nevertheless, three no-hitters were recorded in the season, two of them by Jean Cione of Kenosha during the month of August. Her first was a 12-inning gem against Grand Rapids, and the second came in a seven-inning shutout over Racine. Previously, Kenosha's Ruby Stephens had pitched a nine-inning no-no against the Lassies in July.Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball – Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2006. Format: Softcover, 438pp. 0-7864-2100-2All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book Grand Rapids' Alma Ziegler posted a 19–7 record and a solid 1.38 earned run average in 35 games, leading all pitchers in winning percentage (.732). She also tossed 43 straight shutout innings, and finished second in ERA behind South Bend's Jean Faut (1.12). Ziegler was honored with the Player of the Year Award. The league returned to the Shaugnessy format during the playoffs, featuring the top four teams of the season. In the best-of-five first round, first place Rockford defeated Kenosha and second place Fort Wayne defeated fourth place Grand Rapids. The final series took all seven games to decide the champion team. After winning the first two games, Rockford lost the next two games to Fort Wayne. Rockford took a 3–2 advantage in Game 5, but Fort Wayne won the next contest to send the series to a seventh game. Finally, Rockford never gave Fort Wayne a chance at another upset and won the series, four to three games. Helen Nicol was credited with three of the four victories of Rockford in the finals, including a shutout in decisive Game 7. Bill Allington guided the Peaches to their third title in a row, fourth overall, to set two all-time records for a manager.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Records In 1950 the AAGPBL declined in attendance for the second consecutive year. Poor financial management finally caught up to the league and it began to slide. At the end of the season, team directors voted to purchase the league from Arthur Meyerhoff and operate their teams independently. That season had been a nightmare for Muskegon, after registering the worst record in the circuit and a relocation during the midseason to Kalamazoo, Michigan, where the team was renamed the Kalamazoo Lassies. Besides this, the Racine franchise, a two-time champion and one of the four original teams, had to move to Battle Creek, Michigan. The team would be renamed the Battle Creek Belles for the next season.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League History Teams 1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Teams Team City Stadium 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 Racine Belles Racine, Wisconsin Horlick Field 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 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 bottom Comets USA Midwest 40.69 -89.59 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Redwings USA Midwest 42.74 -87.80 Black pog.svg 80 right Belles 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 RankTeamWLW-L%GB1 Rockford Peaches 67 44 .604 —2 Fort Wayne Daisies 62 43 .590 23 Kenosha Comets 63 46 .578 34 Grand Rapids Chicks 59 53 .527 8½5 South Bend Blue Sox 55 55 .500 11½6 Racine Belles 50 59 .459 167 Peoria Redwings 44 63 .411 218 Kalamazoo Lassies 36 73 .330 30 Postseason First roundBest of five series Second roundBest of seven series 1 Rockford Peaches 3 3 Kenosha Comets 1 2 Fort Wayne Daisies 3 4 Grand Rapids Chicks 1 1 Rockford Peaches 4 2 Fort Wayne Daisies 3 Batting statistics StatisticPlayerRecord Batting average Betty Foss    Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)   Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW)Sophie Kurys (RAC)Doris Sams (KAL)Betty Wagoner (SB)Inez Voyce (GR)Alice Pollitt (ROC)Doris Satterfield (GR)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Wilma Briggs (FW)Rose Gacioch (GR) .346 .334 .311 .307 .301 .296 .292 .279 .278 .276 .275 .263Runs scored Sophie Kurys (RAC)Thelma Eisen (FW)Marilyn Olinger (GR)Charlene Pryer (SB)Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW)Wilma Briggs (FW)Doris Satterfield (GR)Betty Foss (FW)Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)Edythe Perlick (RAC) 95 87 78 75 71 69 68 64 64 64Hits Sophie Kurys (RAC)Betty Foss (FW)Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW)Doris Satterfield (GR)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Charlene Pryer (SB)Betty Wagoner (SB)Dorothy Kamenshek (ROC)Inez Voyce (GR)Wilma Briggs (FW) 130 125 124 120 119 115 115 114 111 109Doubles Betty Foss (FW)Sophie Kurys (RAC)Thelma Eisen (FW)Betty Luna (FW/KAL)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Lavonne Paire (GR)Doris Satterfield (GR)Dorothy Schroeder (FW)Doris Sams (KAL)Betty Whiting (SB/KAL) 24 22 20 18 16 16 16 15 15 15Triples Eleanor Callow (ROC)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Doris Satterfield (GR)Delores Brumfield (KEN)Alice Pollitt (ROC)Edythe Perlick (RAC)Madeline English (RAC)Helen Filarski (SB)Sophie Kurys (RAC)Ruth Richard (ROC) 11 10 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6Home runs Eleanor Callow (ROC)Sophie Kurys (RAC)Betty Foss (FW)Dorothy Schroeder (FW)Madeline English (RAC)Doris Sams (KAL)Doris Satterfield (GR)June Peppas (RAC)Wilma Briggs (FW)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Vivian Kellogg (FW)Edythe Perlick (RAC)Marjorie Pieper (KEN/PEO)Inez Voyce (GR) 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3Runs batted in Lavonne Paire (GR)Inez Voyce (GR)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Betty Foss (FW)Edythe Perlick (RAC)Dorothy Schroeder (FW)Eleanor Callow (ROC)Doris Satterfield (GR)June Peppas (RAC)Josephine Lenard (KEN)Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW)Sophie Kurys (RAC)Madeline English (RAC) 70 66 63 61 59 58 56 54 52 51 50 42 41Stolen bases Sophie Kurys (RAC)Thelma Eisen (FW)Charlene Pryer (SB)Senaida Wirth (SB)Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW)Betty Foss (FW)Eilaine Roth (KAL)Madeline English (RAC)Josephine Lenard (KEN)Betty Trezza (RAC) 120 75 75 67 65 64 64 61 53 53Total bases Sophie Kurys (RAC)Dorothy Harrell (ROC)Doris Satterfield (GR)Betty Foss (FW)Eleanor Callow (ROC)Inez Voyce (GR)Evelyn Wawryshyn (FW)Delores Brumfield (KEN)June Peppas (RAC)Dorothy KamenshekEdythe Perlick Betty Wagoner (SB)Thelma Eisen (FW) 185 164 164 162 160 144 144 139 139 134 134 132 129 Pitching statistics StatisticPlayerRecordWins Maxine Kline (FW)Jean Faut (SB)Lois Florreich (ROC)Alma Ziegler (GR)Jean Cione (KEN)Eleanor Dapkus (RAC)Louise Erickson (ROC)Dorothy Mueller (SB)Ruby Stephens (KEN) Margaret Holgerson (GR/MUS) Helen Nicol (ROC)Earlene Risinger (GR) 23 21 20 19 18 17 16 16 15 14 14 14Winning percentage Alma Ziegler (GR)Maxine Kline (FW)Lois Florreich (ROC)Jean Faut (SB)Jean Cione (KEN)Mildred Deegan (FW)Dorothy Mueller (PEO)Ruby Stephens (KEN)Dorothy Wiltse (FW)Louise Erickson (ROC)Eleanor Dapkus (RAC) .731 .719 .714 .700 .643 .640 .640 .625 .619 .615 .607Earned run average Jean Faut (SB)Lois Florreich (ROC)Alma Ziegler (GR)Eleanor Dapkus (RAC)Helen Nicol (ROC)Margaret Holgerson (GR/MUS)Mildred Deegan (FW)Kay Blumetta (FW)Nancy Warren (PEO)Earlene Risinger (GR) 1.12 1.18 1.38 1.81 1.98 2.00 2.17 2.33 2.37 2.38Strikeouts Lois Florreich (ROC)Jean Faut (SB)Eleanor Dapkus (RAC)Doris Sams (KAL)Mary Reynolds (PEO)Margaret Holgerson (GR/MUS)Earlene Risinger (GR)Dorothy Mueller (SB)Louise Erickson (ROC)Maxine Kline (FW) 171 118 112 109 106 101 90 90 88 87Complete games Jean Faut (SB)Lois Florreich (ROC)Jean Cione (KEN)Mildred Deegan (FW)Alma Ziegler (GR)Louise Erickson (ROC)Doris Sams (KAL)Dorothy Mueller (SB) 29 28 25 24 24 23 22 22Games pitched Jean Faut (SB)Alma Ziegler (GR)Margaret Holgerson (GR/MUS)Maxine Kline (FW)Mary Reynolds (PEO)Jean Cione (KEN)Lois Florreich (ROC)Josephine Hasham (PEO)Nancy Warren (PEO)Eleanor Dapkus (RAC)Earlene Risinger (GR)Mirtha Marrero (KAL)Joanne Winter (RAC) 36 35 33 33 33 32 32 32 32 31 31 30 30Innings pitched Jean Faut (SB)Maxine Kline (FW)Lois Florreich (ROC)Jean Cione (KEN)Alma Ziegler (GR)Earlene Risinger (GR)Margaret Holgerson (GR/MUS)Eleanor Dapkus (RAC)Nancy Warren (PEO)Josephine Hasham (PEO)Mary Reynolds (PEO)Louise Erickson (ROC)Dorothy Mueller (SB)Mildred Deegan (FW) 290 266 252 243 235 231 230 229 228 226 221 221 221 220 All-Star Game All-American Girls Professional Baseball League All-Star Team See also 1950 Major League Baseball season 1950 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 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season Category:1950s in women's baseball All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season