Harold T. Dailey collection of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League records [microform], 1943-1954.

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Harold T. Dailey collection of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League records [microform], 1943-1954.

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This collection consists of one reel of microfilm with copies of the league records collected by Harold T. Dailey, president of the league's South Bend Blue Sox franchise from 1948 to 1950. Materials include rules, team rosters, player biographies, player applications, comprehensive registers of players, player statistics, team schedules, game line scores, season summaries, finances, budgets, salaries, attendance, and organizational minutes. There are also images of baseball cards, clippings, photographs, a manual, and a scrapbook.

1 microfilm reel.

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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

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The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley, which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the United States. Over 600 women played in the league, which eventually consisted of 10 teams located in the American Midwest. With the entry of the United States into World War II, several major league baseball executives started a new professional league wit...

Dailey, Harold T.

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The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League began as the All-American Girls Softball League in 1943. Midway in its first season, the board of trustees changed its name to the All-American Girls Baseball League (AAGBBL) to make it distinctive from existing softball leagues and because the rules of play were those of Major League Baseball. At the end of the 1943 season, the name was again changed to the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). This name was retained until ...