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 The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was started by Cubs owner Philip K. Wrigley as a response to the large number of young men serving in World War II, and the concern that attendance at Major League parks might fall. Attendance at AAGPBL games reached nearly 1 million by 1948, but later declined for a variety of reasons. During its 12-year history, more than 600 women played as part of the AAGPBL.While women have had a presence in baseball since its earliest days, their participation has remained limited. Women have played in a variety of leagues and at the college level, owned professional teams, announced play-by-play, served as umpires and been ball girls. Find out more about women in baseball and see a number of objects from the AAGPBL in Baseball As America. back >> |
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