Provides a biography of Dottie Kamenshek who played first base for the Rockford Peaches in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1940s and 1950s as featured in the movie "A League of Their Own." Includes statistics, black-and-white photographs, a timeline, and a glossary.
A picture book biography about Lizzie Murphy, the first woman to play in a major league exhibition game and the first person to play on both the New England and American leagues' all-star teams.
Chronicles the life and baseball career of Joyce Westerman, detailing her accomplishments both on and off the field. Details the events that led up to her playing for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and outlines her impact on the world of women's sports. Includes black-and-white photographs.
Explores the role women have played in baseball throughout history, describing their role as fans, amateur players, pro players, umpires, owners, executives, and sportswriters.
Alphabetically profiles over 600 members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from the 1940s and the 1950s. Notes their places of birth, heights, weights, positions, teams played for, and complete career statistics. Also includes photographs and post-baseball career notes for some players.
When the male professional baseball players are called away to war in 1943, Jimmy Dugan takes on the task of coaching a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Explores teh life and career of the second woman ever to play professional baseball who believed that women had the skills to play on the same teams as men and spent her life fighting for women's rights in sports.
In 1931, seventeen-year-old Jackie Mitchell pitches against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game, becoming the first professional female pitcher in baseball history.
