All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:basketball
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:AAGPBL
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved	1954
gptkbp:firstSeason	1943
gptkbp:founded	1943
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Philip_K._Wrigley
gptkbp:gender	gptkb:women
gptkbp:hasRule	overhand pitching (later years) shorter base paths smaller ball than men's baseball underhand pitching (early years)
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Chicago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
gptkbp:inspiredBy	gptkb:A_League_of_Their_Own_(film)
gptkbp:legacy	increased visibility for women in sports
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:Life_magazine gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:member	gptkb:National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum_(exhibit)
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Rockford,_Illinois gptkb:South_Bend,_Indiana gptkb:Grand_Rapids,_Michigan gptkb:Kenosha,_Wisconsin gptkb:Fort_Wayne,_Indiana gptkb:Racine,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:notableCoach	gptkb:Max_Carey gptkb:Mickey_Vernon gptkb:Jimmie_Foxx gptkb:Bill_Allington
gptkbp:notableEvent	charm school for players first night game in 1943 inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 league reunion in 1982 player chaperones required
gptkbp:notablePlayer	gptkb:Connie_Wisniewski gptkb:Sophie_Kurys gptkb:Dorothy_Schroeder gptkb:Dottie_Kamenshek
gptkbp:notableTeam	gptkb:Kenosha_Comets gptkb:Racine_Belles gptkb:South_Bend_Blue_Sox gptkb:Rockford_Peaches
gptkbp:numberOfTeams	15
gptkbp:playoffFormat	regular season and playoffs
gptkbp:previousSeason	1954
gptkbp:purpose	provide entertainment during World War II
gptkbp:sport	gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:uniform	skirted tunic dress
gptkbp:website	http://www.aagpbl.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Phyllis_Pratt
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4