- Here are some facts about the All American Professional Baseball League:
- The league was strict on making sure the women acted and behaved like ladies. When they weren't in practice or at a game, the women were required to dress and act in a lady-like manner.
- They couldn’t wear slacks or shorts in public, they could only wear skirts or dresses.
- The women couldn’t consume liquor.
- They always had to have lipstick on and they could not have short hair.
- They couldn’t move without permission.
- If the women were to break any one of the rules, they were fined 5 dollars for the first offense, 10 dollars for the second, and at the 3rd offense, would be suspended.
- The women must have beauty kits that must always contain cleansing cream, lipstick, rouge medium, cream deodorant, mild astringent, face powder for brunettes, hand lotion, and hair remover.
- The AAGPBL had a charm school where the team members were taught personal hygiene and proper etiquette.
- The AAGPBL has a victory song:
- Batter up! Hear that call! The time has come for one and all To play ball.
- We are the members of the All-American League. We come from cities near and far. We've got Canadians, Irishmen and Swedes, We're all for one, we're one for all We're All-Americans!
- Each girl stands, her head so proudly high, Her motto 'Do or Die.' She's not the one to use or need an alibi.
- Our chaperones are not too soft, They're not too tough, Our managers are on the ball. We've got a president who really knows his stuff, We're all for one, we're one for all, We're All-Americans!
- The the All-American Girl's Professional Baseball League's victory song was co-written by Lavonne "Pepper" Paire Davis and Nalda "Bird" Phillips.
- Dorothy Kamenshek or Dottie, was considered the best overall hitter in the league. (For more information about Dottie, click here.)
- Sophie Kurys, AKA the "Flint Flash", stole more than 1,000 bases in her career. (For more information about Kurys, click here.)
- Betty Weaver Foss received two batting titles. (For more information about Foss, click here.)
- Jean Faut was the league's best pitcher. (For more information about Faut, click here.)
- The League's team, The Fort Wayne Daisies, won the most championships from 1952 to 1954.
- Between From 1943 to 1954, 600 women received a chance to play for the All American Girl's Professional Baseball League.
- The league was first named, "The All American Girl's Softball League", but was later changed to "The All American Girl's Professional Baseball League" after a few rule changes that were made to make the game more similar to baseball.
- Jim Hamilton and Johnny Gottselig were scouts for the league. They went on the search across America to find the best of the best players.
- When the movie, "A League of Their Own", was released in 1992, the AAGPBL become better known. It contains the stories of the women on the team, and provided insight into their lives as women baseball players in the 1940s and 50s.
- The league still flourishes today and reunions are held so that old players can come together to catch up with old friends.
- Today, many women still admire the players of this league because they took a stand for all women and proved that women can be just as tough as men and still look pretty while doing it.