Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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This in-depth treatment of the organization and operation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League draws on primary documents from league owner Arthur Meyerhoff and others for a unique perspective inside the AAGPBL.The study begins with a brief history of women's softball, an important precursor to, and talent pool for, women's professional baseball. Next the book investigates league administration and organization as well as publicity and promotion. Later chapters cover team administrative structures, managers, chaperones, player backgrounds, and league policies. Finally, discussion focuses on the activities of the AAGPBL Players' Association from 1980 onward. Informed by many years of research and insights from former players, this exhaustive history contains 149 photographs.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-10-28
Mått178 x 254 x 20 mm
Vikt671 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor400
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786460892

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Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Foreword by Jean Cione Preface PART I—HISTORICAL BACKGROUND1: The Establishment of Softball as a Sport for American Women, 1900–1940 PART II—LEAGUE ADMINISTRATION2: The Trustee Administration, 1943–1944 3: Establishing the Public Image: Publicity and Promotion, 1943–1944 4: The Management Corporation, 1945–1950 5: Expansion of Public Exposure: Publicity and Promotion, 1945–1950 6: Independent Team Owners, 1951–1954 7: Decentralization of Publicity and Promotion, 1951–1954 PART III—TEAM ADMINISTRATION8: Team Administrative Structure and Personnel 9: Team Managers 10: Chaperones PART IV—THE PLAYERS11: Player Recruitment and Sociological Characteristics 12: AAGBBL Player Policies and Regulations 13: AAGBBL All-Stars PART V—BEYOND THE PLAYING FIELD14: The Newsletter and the First National Reunion 15: The Archives and the Baseball Hall of Fame 16: The Organization of the Players’ Association and A League of Their Own 17: The Players' Association, 1990–2004 PART VI—SUMMATION18: Summary and Conclusions PART VII—APPENDICESAppendix 1: AAGPBL Players’ Association Offices and Committee Positions Held, 1980–2004 Appendix 2: AAGBBL Highlights Appendix 3: The League Song Appendix 4: AAGBBL Champions Appendix 5: AAGBBL Point Rating Chart Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

“this book is both a great narrative tale as well as an important reference book on the women’s league”—SABR Bibliography Committee Newsletter; “well worth picking up and reading”—Women in Baseball Committee Newsletter; “a tremendously thorough study of our league. If other books written about our league were combined, they still would never compare to the masterful finished product of [this] book. It is an amazing piece of work!”—Helen “Gig” Smith (Kenosha Comets 1947, Grand Rapids Chicks 1948); “at last, the story in full of the AAGPBL in one volume!...well-organized and thorough...a significant contribution to the game’s rich history”—Jean Hastings Ardell, author, Breaking into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime.