Chicago Colleens
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The Chicago Colleens were a women's professional baseball team who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
. The team represented Chicago, Illinois and played their home games at Shewbridge Field.
The Coleens joined the strong Eastern Division in the season and were managed
by former Major Leaguer
Dave Bancroft
. The team was the worst in the league, getting roughed up as a last-place expansion club with a 47-76 record, ending twenty nine and a half games out of the first place spot in the division. The only team to do worse, the Springfield Sallies
of the Western Division, ended 41-84 in last place thirty five and a half games out. Both teams lost their franchises by the end of that season.
From 1949 through 1950, the Colleens and Sallies became rookie
development teams that played exclusively exhibition games. Their tours included contests at Griffith Stadium
and Yankee Stadium, then dissolved entirely by 1951. AGPBL executive Mitch Skupien
, who later managed in the league, served as the general manager
for both touring teams.
Chaperones
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. During the league's history, over 600 women played ball.-History:...
. The team represented Chicago, Illinois and played their home games at Shewbridge Field.
The Coleens joined the strong Eastern Division in the season and were managed
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...
by former Major Leaguer
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
Dave Bancroft
Dave Bancroft
David James "Beauty" Bancroft was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1930. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame....
. The team was the worst in the league, getting roughed up as a last-place expansion club with a 47-76 record, ending twenty nine and a half games out of the first place spot in the division. The only team to do worse, the Springfield Sallies
Springfield Sallies
The Springfield Sallies were a women's professional baseball team who joined the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the season. The team represented Springfield, Illinois, and played their games at Lanphier Ball Park....
of the Western Division, ended 41-84 in last place thirty five and a half games out. Both teams lost their franchises by the end of that season.
From 1949 through 1950, the Colleens and Sallies became rookie
Rookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
development teams that played exclusively exhibition games. Their tours included contests at Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...
and Yankee Stadium, then dissolved entirely by 1951. AGPBL executive Mitch Skupien
Mitch Skupien
Mitch Skupien was a manager and executive in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.Very little is known about this man who worked hard for the AAGPBL during the final five years of its existence. Previously, Skupien had managed the Rayson Sporting Goods, a Chicago baseball team, and...
, who later managed in the league, served as the general manager
General manager (baseball)
In Major League Baseball, the general manager of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub during contract discussions with players....
for both touring teams.
All-time players
- Isabel AlvarezIsabel ÁlvarezIsabel Álvarez [Lefty] is a former female pitcher and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons...
- Eileen AlbrightEileen AlbrightEileen Alderfer Albright was a female infielder pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Albright batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Wollaston, Quincy, Massachusetts....
- Gertrude AlderferGertrude AlderferGertrude Alderfer [Gert] is a former first basewoman and catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.-Early life:...
- Charlene BarnettCharlene BarnettCharlene Barnett [″Barney″] was an infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed....
- Patricia Barringer
- Fern Battaglia
- Mary BaumgartnerMary BaumgartnerMary Baumgartner [Wimp] is a former female catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...
- Betty Bayse
- Lois Bellman
- Barbara Berger
- Rita BriggsRita BriggsRita Briggs [Maud] was a female catcher who played from through for seven different teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 120 lb., Briggs batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
- Patricia Brown
- Shirley Burkovich
- Shirley Danz
- Eleanor CallowEleanor CallowEleanor Callow Squirt is a former Canadian female left fielder who played from through for three different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Callow was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
- Ysora Castillo
- Ann CindricAnn CindricAnn Cindrić [tsindrich] was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 135 lb., Cindrić batted and threw right-handed...
- Donna Cook
- Patricia Courtney
- June Emerson
- Betty FrancisBetty FrancisBetty Francis [″BF″] is a former outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...
- Anne Georges
- Beverly Hatzell
- Florence Hay
- Frances Jannsen
- Margaret Johnson
- Marilyn Jones
- Jo Kabick
- Jackie KelleyJackie KelleyJacqueline Kelley [née Savage] was an utility infielder/outfielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 140 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
- Arlene Kotil
- Betty LunaBetty LunaBetty Luna [Hill] a pitcher and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 133 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
- Mirtha Marrero
- Theda MarshallTheda MarshallTheda Marshall was a first basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 133 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
- Naomi Meier
- Ruth Middleton
- Rose Montalbano
- Eleanor MooreEleanor MooreEleanor Moore [Warner] is a former pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 10", Moore batted and threw right-handed...
- Esther Morrison
- Nancy MudgeNancy MudgeNancy Mudge [Cato] is a former second basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 120 lb., Mudge batted and threw right handed. She was nicknamed ″Smudgie″....
- Dolly Niemiec
- Anna O'Dowd
- Marilyn Olinger
- Tony Palermo
- Barbara Parks
- Migdalia PérezMigdalia PérezMigdalia Pérez was a Cuban pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed...
- Ernestine PetrasErnestine PetrasErnestine Petras [״Tenny״] is a former infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 125 lb., Petras batted and threw right handed...
- Marjorie Pieper
- Dorice ReidDorice Reid (baseball)Dorice Reid is a former outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 140 lb., Reid batted and threw right handed. She was born in Superior, Wisconsin....
- Jenny RomatowskiJenny RomatowskiJenniffer A. Romatowski [″Romey″] is a former utility who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5'4", 145 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.-A brief history:...
- Martha RommelaereMartha RommelaereMartha Rommelaere, Mrs. Manning was a Canadian outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season...
- Terry Rukavina
- Joan Schatz
- Audrey Schenck
- Gloria Schweigerdt
- Twila ShivelyTwila ShivelyTwila Shively [″Twi″] was an outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 128 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
- Joan Sindelar
- Shirley Sutherland
- Eunice TaylorEunice TaylorEunice Taylor [Tuffy] was an American female catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League .Taylor was born in Racine, Wisconsin on February 12, 1934...
- Doris TetzlaffDoris TetzlaffDoris Tetzlaff [″Tetz″] was an infielder and chaperone in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5'5", 155 lb., she batted and threw right-handed....
- Betty TuckerBetty TuckerElizabeth Tucker [Betty] is a former pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 123 lb., she batted and threw right-handed....
- Kathryn VonderauKathryn VonderauKathryn E. Vonderau was a catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 155 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
- Frances VukovichFrances VukovichFrances Vukovich is a former pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 140 lb., she batted and threw left handed...
- Helen Walulik
- Betty Warfel
- Nancy WarrenNancy Warren (baseball)Nancy Warren was a pitcher and infielder who played from through for six different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 130 lb., she batted and threw right handed...
- Betty WhitingBetty WhitingElizabeth Jane Whiting was a utility who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5'6", 147 lb., Whiting batted and threw right handed...
- Norma Whitney
- Janet Wiley
- Dolores Wilson
Staff
Manager- Dave BancroftDave BancroftDavid James "Beauty" Bancroft was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1930. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame....
Chaperones
- Patricia Barringer
- Margaret Johnson
Sources
- All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0786437472. ISBN 9780786437474