1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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The 1950 season of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was the eighth season of the league.
Season Summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Italics indicates a playoff team, Bold indicates the Shaughnessy Series champion
Rank | Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB | Manager |
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1 | Rockford Peaches | 111 | 67 | 44 | 0.604 | -.- | Bill Allington |
2 | Fort Wayne Daisies | 105 | 62 | 43 | 0.590 | 1.5 | Max Carey |
3 | Kenosha Comets | 110 | 64 | 46 | 0.582 | 2.5 | Johnny Gottselig |
4 | Grand Rapids Chicks | 112 | 59 | 53 | 0.527 | 8.5 | Johnny Rawlings |
5 | South Bend Blue Sox | 110 | 55 | 55 | 0.500 | 11.5 | Dave Bancroft |
6 | Racine Belles | 110 | 50 | 60 | 0.455 | 16.5 | Norm Derringer |
7 | Peoria Redwings | 107 | 44 | 63 | 0.411 | 21.0 | Leo Murphy |
8 | Kalamazoo Lassies | 109 | 36 | 73 | 0.330 | 30.0 | Bonnie Baker |
Leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record
Statistic | Leader | Team | Number |
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Batting Average | Betty Foss | Fort Wayne Daisies | .346 |
Home Runs | Sophie Kurys | Racine Belles | 7 |
Eleanor Callow | Rockford Peaches | ||
Runs Batted In | Elizabeth Mahon | South Bend Blue Sox | 70 |
Stolen Bases | Sophie Kurys | Racine Belles | 150 |
Wins | Maxine Kline | Fort Wayne Daisies | 23-9 |
Earned Run Average | Jean Eastman | South Bend Blue Sox | 1.12 |
Strikeouts | Lois Florreich | Rockford Peaches | 171 |
All-Star Game[edit]
No All-Star Game was played this season.
Postseason[edit]
The playoffs featured the top four teams in the league. The teams competed in a best-of-five first round, with the first place team faced off against the third place team and the second place team played against the fourth place team. The winners then advanced to the best-of-seven Shaughnessy Series.
First Round | Shaughnessy Series | |||||||
1 | Rockford Peaches | 3 | ||||||
3 | Kenosha Comets | 1 | ||||||
1 | Rockford Peaches | 4 | ||||||
2 | Fort Wayne Daisies | 3 | ||||||
2 | Fort Wayne Daisies | 3 | ||||||
4 | Grand Rapids Chicks | 1 |
Award Winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Player of the Year Award, was Alma Ziegler, a pitcher with the Grand Rapids Chicks. The award was voted upon by the league's managers.
All-Star Team[edit]
The following players were named to the league's all-star team, as voted upon by the league's managers.
Notable Events[edit]
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