An All-Star squad of players was selected by the team managers of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) in the league's inaugural 1943 season and then from 1946 until the league folded in 1954.[1]
The league's first All-Star Game was held on July 1, 1943. Played under temporary lights, it was the first night game ever played at Wrigley Field. The game was between two teams composed of Racine Belles and Kenosha Comets players against South Bend Blue Sox and Rockford Peaches players. At the end of the inaugural season the league selected an All-Star team composed of 15 players.
There is no evidence that an All-Star team was recognized during the 1944 and 1945 seasons.[2][3]
Starting in 1946, the team's managers of the league selected a squad of All-Star players to recognize individual achievements and performances during the regular season. More than a hundred players received some recognition over nine seasons. The All-Star Team would play against the club with the best record in an exhibition game.[2]
1943 edit
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Margaret Berger | South Bend Blue Sox |
| Olive Little | Rockford Peaches | |
| Mary Nesbitt | Racine Belles | |
| Helen Nicol | Racine Belles | |
| Catchers | Bonnie Baker | South Bend Blue Sox |
| Irene Hickson | Racine Belles | |
| First base | Dorothy Kamenshek | Rockford Peaches |
| Second base | Margaret Stefani | South Bend Blue Sox |
| Third base | Ann Harnett | Kenosha Comets |
| Shortstop | Gladys Davis | Rockford Peaches |
| Pauline Pirok | Kenosha Comets | |
| Outfield | Eleanor Dapkus | Racine Belles |
| Shirley Jameson | Kenosha Comets | |
| Edythe Perlick | Racine Belles | |
| Claire Schillace | Racine Belles |
1944–1945 edit
- No All-Star teams
1946 edit
| Position | Player | Team | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Anna Mae Hutchison | Racine Belles | |
| Carolyn Morris | Rockford Peaches | ||
| Joanne Winter | Racine Belles | ||
| Connie Wisniewski | Grand Rapids Chicks | ||
| Catchers | Bonnie Baker | South Bend Blue Sox | 2nd |
| Ruth Lessing | Grand Rapids Chicks | ||
| First base | Dorothy Kamenshek | Rockford Peaches | 2nd |
| Second base | Sophie Kurys | Racine Belles | |
| Third base | Maddy English | Racine Belles | |
| Shortstop | Senaida Wirth | South Bend Blue Sox | |
| Outfield | Thelma Eisen | Rockford Peaches | |
| Merle Keagle | Grand Rapids Chicks | ||
| Elizabeth Mahon | South Bend Blue Sox |
1947 edit
| Position | Player | Team | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Mildred Earp | Grand Rapids Chicks | |
| Anna Mae Hutchison | Racine Belles | 2nd | |
| Dorothy Mueller | Peoria Redwings | ||
| Doris Sams | Muskegon Lassies | ||
| Catcher | Ruth Lessing | Grand Rapids Chicks | 2nd |
| First base | Dorothy Kamenshek | Rockford Peaches | 3rd |
| Second base | Sophie Kurys | Racine Belles | 2nd |
| Third base | Mary Reynolds | Peoria Redwings | |
| Shortstop | Dorothy Harrell | Rockford Peaches | |
| Outfield | Josephine Lenard | Rockford Peaches | |
| Edythe Perlick | Racine Belles | 2nd | |
| Audrey Wagner | Kenosha Comets |
1948 edit
| Position | Player | Team | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Lois Florreich | Rockford Peaches | |
| Alice Haylett | Grand Rapids Chicks | ||
| Joanne Winter | Racine Belles | ||
| Catcher | Ruth Lessing | Grand Rapids Chicks | 3rd |
| First base | Dorothy Kamenshek | Rockford Peaches | 4th |
| Second base | Sophie Kurys | Racine Belles | 3rd |
| Third base | Maddy English | Racine Belles | 2nd |
| Shortstop | Dorothy Harrell | Rockford Peaches | 2nd |
| Outfield | Edythe Perlick | Racine Belles | 3rd |
| Audrey Wagner | Kenosha Comets | 2nd | |
| Connie Wisniewski | Grand Rapids Chicks | 2nd |
1949 edit
| Position | Player | Team | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Louise Erickson | Rockford Peaches | |
| Jean Faut | South Bend Blue Sox | ||
| Lois Florreich | Rockford Peaches | 2nd | |
| Catchers | Ruth Richard | Rockford Peaches | |
| Marge Villa | Kenosha Comets | ||
| First base | Dorothy Kamenshek | Rockford Peaches | 5th |
| Second base | Sophie Kurys | Racine Belles | 4th |
| Third base | Maddy English | Racine Belles | 3rd |
| Shortstop | Dorothy Harrell | Rockford Peaches | 3rd |
| Outfield | Elizabeth Mahon | South Bend Blue Sox | 2nd |
| Doris Sams | Muskegon Lassies | 2nd | |
| Connie Wisniewski | Grand Rapids Chicks | 3rd |
1950 edit
| Position | Player | Team | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Louise Erickson | Rockford Peaches | 2nd |
| Jean Faut | South Bend Blue Sox | 2nd | |
| Lois Florreich | Rockford Peaches | 3rd | |
| Maxine Kline | Fort Wayne Daisies | ||
| Alma Ziegler | Grand Rapids Chicks | ||
| Catcher | Ruth Richard | Rockford Peaches | 2nd |
| First base | Dorothy Kamenshek | Rockford Peaches | 6th |
| Second base | Evelyn Wawryshyn | Fort Wayne Daisies | |
| Third base | Fern Shollenberger | Kenosha Comets | |
| Shortstop | Dorothy Harrell | Rockford Peaches | 4th |
| Infield utility | Marie Wegman | Fort Wayne Daisies | |
| Outfield | Jacquelyn Kelley | Rockford Peaches | |
| Doris Sams | Kalamazoo Lassies | 3rd | |
| Doris Satterfield | Grand Rapids Chicks | ||
| Betty Wagoner | South Bend Blue Sox |
1951 edit
| Position | Player | Team | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Jean Faut | South Bend Blue Sox | 3rd |
| Rose Gacioch | Rockford Peaches | ||
| Maxine Kline | Fort Wayne Daisies | 2nd | |
| Catcher | Ruth Richard | Rockford Peaches | 3rd |
| First base | Dorothy Kamenshek | Rockford Peaches | 7th |
| Second base | Charlene Pryer | South Bend Blue Sox | |
| Third base | Fern Shollenberger | Kenosha Comets | 2nd |
| Shortstop | Alice Pollitt | Racine Belles | |
| Outfield | Eleanor Callow | Rockford Peaches | |
| Doris Sams | Kalamazoo Lassies | 4th | |
| Connie Wisniewski | Grand Rapids Chicks | 4th |
1952 edit
| Position | Player | Team | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Jean Cione | Battle Creek Belles | |
| Gloria Cordes | Kalamazoo Lassies | ||
| Rose Gacioch | Rockford Peaches | 2nd | |
| Maxine Kline | Fort Wayne Daisies | 3rd | |
| Alma Ziegler | Grand Rapids Chicks | 2nd | |
| Catchers | Rita Briggs | Battle Creek Belles | |
| Ruth Richard | Rockford Peaches | 4th | |
| Jenny Romatowski | Kalamazoo Lassies | ||
| First base | Betty Foss | Fort Wayne Daisies | |
| Second base | Joan Berger | Rockford Peaches | |
| Third base | Fern Shollenberger | Kenosha Comets | 3rd |
| Shortstop | Dorothy Schroeder | Fort Wayne Daisies | |
| Infield utility | Dorothy Harrell | Rockford Peaches | 5th |
| Barbara Hoffman | South Bend Blue Sox | ||
| Alice Pollitt | Rockford Peaches | 2nd | |
| Outfield | Eleanor Callow | Rockford Peaches | 2nd |
| Doris Sams | Kalamazoo Lassies | 5th | |
| Joanne Weaver | Fort Wayne Daisies |
1953 edit
| Position | Player | Team | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Jean Faut | South Bend Blue Sox | 4th |
| Rose Gacioch | Rockford Peaches | 3rd | |
| Maxine Kline | Fort Wayne Daisies | 4th | |
| Eleanor Moore | Grand Rapids Chicks | ||
| Earlene Risinger | Grand Rapids Chicks | ||
| Catchers | Mary Baumgartner | South Bend Blue Sox | |
| Jean Lovell | Kalamazoo Lassies | ||
| Ruth Richard | Rockford Peaches | 5th | |
| Jenny Romatowski | Kalamazoo Lassies | 2nd | |
| Kathryn Vonderau | Muskegon Belles | ||
| First base | Betty Foss | Fort Wayne Daisies | 2nd |
| June Peppas | Kalamazoo Lassies | ||
| Second base | Jean Geissinger | Fort Wayne Daisies | |
| Alma Ziegler | Grand Rapids Chicks | 3rd | |
| Third base | Katie Horstman | Fort Wayne Daisies | |
| Fern Shollenberger | Kalamazoo Lassies | 4th | |
| Shortstop | Margaret Russo | Muskegon Belles | |
| Dorothy Schroeder | Kalamazoo Lassies | 2nd | |
| Infield utility | Marguerite Pearson | South Bend Blue Sox | |
| Outfield | Eleanor Callow | Rockford Peaches | 3rd |
| Joyce Ricketts | Grand Rapids Chicks | ||
| Jenny Romatowski | Kalamazoo Lassies | 2nd | |
| Doris Satterfield | Grand Rapids Chicks | 2nd | |
| Jane Stoll | Kalamazoo Lassies | ||
| Betty Wagoner | South Bend Blue Sox | 2nd | |
| Joanne Weaver | Fort Wayne Daisies | 2nd |
1954 edit
| Position | Player | Team | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Gloria Cordes | Kalamazoo Lassies | 2nd |
| Maxine Kline | Fort Wayne Daisies | 5th | |
| Janet Rumsey | South Bend Blue Sox | ||
| Nancy Warren | Kalamazoo Lassies | ||
| Catcher | Ruth Richard | Rockford Peaches | 6th |
| First base | June Peppas | Kalamazoo Lassies | 2nd |
| Second base | Jean Geissinger | Fort Wayne Daisies | 2nd |
| Alma Ziegler | Grand Rapids Chicks | 4th | |
| Third base | Fern Shollenberger | Kalamazoo Lassies | 5th |
| Pitchers | Margaret Russo | Rockford Peaches | 2nd |
| Dorothy Schroeder | Kalamazoo Lassies | 3rd | |
| Outfield | Wilma Briggs | South Bend Blue Sox | |
| Eleanor Callow | Rockford Peaches | 4th | |
| Joyce Ricketts | Grand Rapids Chicks | 2nd | |
| Doris Satterfield | Grand Rapids Chicks | 3rd | |
| Joanne Weaver | Fort Wayne Daisies | 3rd |
Sources edit
- ^ "AAGPBL Seasons". www.aagpbl.org. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Paperback, ISBN 0-7864-3747-2
- ^ Merron, Jeff. "ESPN.com - Page2 - Reel Life: 'A League of Their Own'". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "AAGPBL 1943 Season". AAGPBL. Archived from the original on 2018-07-03.
- ^ 1946 AAGPBL All-Star Team
- ^ 1947 AAGPBL All-Star Team
- ^ 1948 AAGPBL All-Star Team
- ^ 1949 AAGPBL All-Star Team
- ^ 1950 AAGPBL All-Star Team
- ^ 1951 AAGPBL All-Star Team
- ^ 1952 AAGPBL All-Star Team
- ^ 1953 AAGPBL All-Star Team Archived January 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1954 AAGPBL All-Star Team