All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Dorothy Schroeder had the longest career in the AAGPBL. The only player to appear in all 12 years the league existed, Schroeder was the AAGPBL's all-time leader in games (1,249), RBI (431), at-bats (4,129), Ks (566) and walks (566).
She was also second in hits (870, trailing Dottie Kamenshek) and third in homers, with 42. Failing to hit .200 in each of her first six seasons and totaling 4 homers in that time, the shortstop watched her stats rise as the league became more friendly to offense.
In 1950, the Fort Wayne Daisies infielder was tied for third with 5 homers and the next year she was fourth with 4. In '52, she was again 4th with 6 HR, but her average had risen to .245.
In 1953 Schroeder hit .285 in her first season for Kalamazoo and she again tied for fourth with 6 long balls. '54 saw her bat .304 with 17 homers (down to a tie for 7th with league stats way up).
She made the AAGPBL All-Star Team in '52, '53 and '54 and was arguably the top shortstop in league history. Schroeder died of a brain aneurysm at age 68.
She was portrayed in the film A League of Their Own by Geena Davis.
players
Annabel Lefty Harmon
Annabel Lefty Harmon
Annabel Lefty Harmon
In 1944, Annabelle Lee (the aunt of Bill Lee) pitched the first perfect game in the history of the AAGPBL.
Dorris Sams
Annabel Lefty Harmon
Annabel Lefty Harmon
Doris "Sammye" Sams was an outfielder and pitcher in the AAGPBL. She made her debut as a pitcher with the expansion Muskegon Lassies in 1946.
Sophie Kurys
Annabel Lefty Harmon
Sophie Kurys
Sophie Kurys, nicknamed "Tina Cobb" or "The Flint Flash", was an outstanding player for the Racine Belles of the AAGPBL, playing 9 seasons in the league from 1943-1952.
Mary Nesbitt
Joanne Weaver
Sophie Kurys
Mary Nesbitt was a star in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as both a pitcher and at first base.
Joanne Weaver
Joanne Weaver
Joanne Weaver
Joltin’ Jo Joanne Weaver was one of the greatest hitters in the history of the AAGPBL.
Betty Foss
Joanne Weaver
Joanne Weaver
Betty Foss hit .342 in five seasons for the Fort Wayne Daisies; her career average is second in AAGPBL history to her sister Joanne.
Lois Florreich
Connie Wisniewski
Connie Wisniewski
In 1949, Lois Florreich became Rockford's ace and she put up a great 22-7, 0.67 season. She set the AAGPBL all-time record for lowest ERA.
Connie Wisniewski
Connie Wisniewski
Connie Wisniewski
Connie Wisniewski holds the AAGPBL record for best winning percentage (.690) by a pitcher. She began her career with the expansion Milwaukee Chicks in 1944.
Anna Mae Hutchison
Connie Wisniewski
Anna Mae Hutchison
Anna May Hutchison played for the Racine Belles and is the AAGPBL all-times league leader in appearances playing from 1944-1949. She helped lead the belles to a championship in 1946.
Dorothy Schroeder
Dorothy Schroeder
Anna Mae Hutchison
Dorothy Schroeder had the longest career in the AAGPBL. The only player to appear in all 12 years the league existed.
Theda Marshall
Dorothy Schroeder
Theda Marshall
Marshall struggled at the plate in 1947. She went 51-for-362 for a .141 average, striking out 79 times to set an all-time single-season record.
Rita Briggs
Dorothy Schroeder
Theda Marshall
Briggs joined the AAGPBL when she was 18, playing through 1954. She played for with the Rockford Peaches, the Chicago Colleens, the South Bend Blue Sox, the Peoria Redwings, and the Daisies.
