Overview

Growing up, Pat Brown had two dreams: to play baseball and to attend college. She was told she couldn't play baseball because she was a girl and couldn't attend college because she had no money, but in spite of the obstacles, she achieved both of these dreams, playing for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1950 and 1951 and going on to attend college. She is among the few women professional baseball players to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. ""As the only former AAGPBL player to have written about the League,"" Brown says, ""I feel like I have finally pitched my no hit game."" This is a memoir of playing on the sandlot, discovering and playing in the AAGPBL, and playing baseball in college. Brown shares her thoughts on the League's history, including what Philip K. Wrigley sought to do by creating the AAGPBL, what happened after Wrigley left to give more attention to the Chicago Cubs, and why the League ended; and considers the future for women's professional baseball. Brown also presents interviews with former AAGPBL players Helen Hannah Campbell, Patricia ""Pat"" Courtney, Madeline ""Maddy"" English, Lenora ""Smokey"" Mandella, Jacqueline ""Jackie"" M

Full Product Details

Author:   Patricia I. Brown
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780786414741

ISBN 10:   078641474
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   26 March 2003
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction      Part I: Inside the AAGPBL: A Ballplayer’s Memoir 1. Beginning and End of My Sandlot Days      2. Discovering the AAGPBL      3. Rookie School      4. The Kenosha Comets      5. The Chicago Colleens      6. The 1950 Tour Begins      7. From the Battle Creek Belles to College      8. After College, What?      9. Recognition for the AAGPBL      Part II: Thoughts on League History 10. What Did Wrigley Want?      11. What Happened After Wrigley?      12. Why Did the League End?      13. Is There a Future for Women in Baseball?      Part III: Interviews with Former AAGPBL Players Helen Hannah Campbell      Patricia “Pat” Courtney      Madeline “Maddy” English      Lenora “Smokey” Mandella      Jacqueline “Jackie” Mattson      Jane Moffet      Mary “Sis” Moore      Janet “Pee Wee” Wiley      Epilogue      Appendix A: Annotated Rules of Conduct      Appendix B: Night Baseball at Wrigley Field: The Women Did It First     Bibliography and Source Material      Index     

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lively account...strong offering...this book gives a flavor of the women who played in the league, their spirit and their times. Go out and buy this book --<i>The Diamond Angle</i>; unique historical view...poignant insights --<i>The Winthrop Sun Transcript</i>; unique --<i>The Sun, </i> Suffolk University Newsletter. information Brown provides is insightful and entertaining...Brown writes from the heart...an ideal read --<i>The Saratogian.</i>

Author Information

The late Patricia I. Brown was a retired lawyer and associate law librarian at Suffolk University Law Library. She is included in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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