Rockford Peaches

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Championships: 4 (1945, 1948, 1949, 1950)

Playoffs: 8 (1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953)

Franchise Players: Eleanor Callow, Lois Florreich, Rose Gacioch, Dorothy Kamenshek, Olive Little, Carolyn Morris, Helen Nicol Fox.

The Rockford Peaches were the most successful team in the history of the AAGPBL, winning four titles in 12 seasons, including three in a row from 1948 to 1950. The Peaches also were one of just two teams to be active in every season the league existed; the other was the South Bend Blue Sox, who broke their championship run in '51.

Managers

• 1943 Eddie Stumpf
• 1944 Nap Kloza
• 1945-1946 Bill Allington
• 1947 Eddie Ainsmith, Bill Edwards
• 1948-1952 Bill Allington
• 1953-1954 Johnny Rawlings

Further Reading

• Gary Belleville: "August 15, 1943: Canada’s Olive Little tosses first no-hit, no-run game in AAGPBL history," SABR Baseball Games Project.
• Gary Belleville: "September 17, 1950: Rockford Peaches win third straight AAGPBL title on Helen Nicol Fox’s Game 7 shutout," SABR Baseball Games Project.
• Gary Belleville: "The Trailblazing Canadian Trio That Powered the Rockford Peaches Dynasty of 1948-50", Journal of Canadian Baseball / Revue du Baseball Canadien, November 1, 2023. [1]