Description
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women’s baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women’s professional league sports in the United States. Over 600 women played in the league, which consisted of eventually 10 teams located in the American Midwest. In 1948, league attendance peaked at over 900,000 spectators. The most successful team, the Rockford Peaches, won a league-best four championships. The 1992 motion picture A League of Their Own is a mostly fictionalized account of the early days of the league and its stars.
Presented is a American Girls’ Baseball League baseball (J. de Beer & Son) signed by 6 of those former professional women baseball players. They signed in blue/black ink and include Kay Blumetta, Virginia Manina, Jane Moffet, Teeny Petras, Joan Berger and Alice Pollitt. Most added multiple inscriptions with team names, stats etc.
Authentication: JSA Full Letter