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The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book: Comprehensive Hitting, Fielding and Pitching Statistics

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book: Comprehensive Hitting, Fielding and Pitching Statistics - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:W. C. MaddenTheme:Sex & Gender/FeminineAudience:Young AdultPublish date:3/12/2008Pages:302
Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786437474ISBN-10:0786437472UPC:9780786437474Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Social Science, ReferenceBook Subcategory:Baseball, Women's StudiesBook Topic:HistorySize:9.97 x 6.95 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.531Product ID:SCDWDCKRSX

For a dozen years during the 1940s and 1950s more than 600 women played professional baseball in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Some of these women compiled some eye-popping statistics unequaled by their male counterparts: Sophie Kurys swiped 200 bases in one season; Joanne Winter hurled 63 consecutive scoreless innings; pitcher Jean Faut sported a .910 winning percentage one season. Few know that Joanne Weaver was the last professional baseball player to hit .400 in a season: .429 in 1954.

This reference book contains the hitting, fielding and pitching records of all women who played in the AAGPBL during its 12-year history. The book also contains all of the team and individual playoff records of the league, compiled for the first time. Included herein are rosters of the all-star teams, as well as a listing of all pitching and batting champions. A brief history of the league is recounted. Complementing the statistics are photos of the league championship teams and key players.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786437474ISBN-10:0786437472UPC:9780786437474Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Social Science, ReferenceBook Subcategory:Baseball, Women's StudiesBook Topic:HistorySize:9.97 x 6.95 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.531Product ID:SCDWDCKRSX
W.C. Madden, former editor and journalism instructor, is a member of the White County Historical Society and Tippecanoe Historical Association, and the author of 44 books. He lives in Monticello, Indiana.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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