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

Retired teacher and coach Merrie A. Fidler has published several articles regarding the history of women in sports. She lives in Trinidad, California.

Table of Contents



List of Figures and Tables     

Acknowledgments     

Foreword by Jean Cione     

Preface     



PART I—HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

1: The Establishment of Softball as a Sport for American Women, 1900–1940     



PART II—LEAGUE ADMINISTRATION

2: 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 ADMINISTRATION

8: Team Administrative Structure and Personnel     

9: Team Managers     

10: Chaperones     



PART IV—THE PLAYERS

11: Player Recruitment and Sociological Characteristics     

12: AAGBBL Player Policies and Regulations     

13: AAGBBL All-Stars     



PART V—BEYOND THE PLAYING FIELD

14: 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—SUMMATION

18: Summary and Conclusions     



PART VII—APPENDICES

Appendix 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