This in-depth treatment of the organization and operation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League draws on primary documents from league owner Arthur Meyerhoff and others for a unique perspective inside the AAGPBL.
The study begins with a brief history of women's softball, an important precursor to, and talent pool for, women's professional baseball. Next the book investigates league administration and organization as well as publicity and promotion. Later chapters cover team administrative structures, managers, chaperones, player backgrounds, and league policies. Finally, discussion focuses on the activities of the AAGPBL Players' Association from 1980 onward. Informed by many years of research and insights from former players, this exhaustive history contains 149 photographs.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"this book is both a great narrative tale as well as an important reference book on the women's league"-SABR Bibliography Committee Newsletter; "well worth picking up and reading"-Women in Baseball Committee Newsletter; "a tremendously thorough study of our league. If other books written about our league were combined, they still would never compare to the masterful finished product of [this] book. It is an amazing piece of work!"-Helen "Gig" Smith (Kenosha Comets 1947, Grand Rapids Chicks 1948); "at last, the story in full of the AAGPBL in one volume!...well-organized and thorough...a significant contribution to the game's rich history"-Jean Hastings Ardell, author, Breaking into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
149 photos, tables, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 22 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-6089-2 (9780786460892)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Retired teacher and coach Merrie A. Fidler has published several articles regarding the history of women in sports. She lives in Trinidad, California.
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Jean Cione
Preface
PART I-HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
1: The Establishment of Softball as a Sport for American Women, 1900-1940
PART II-LEAGUE ADMINISTRATION
2: The Trustee Administration, 1943-1944
3: Establishing the Public Image: Publicity and Promotion, 1943-1944
4: The Management Corporation, 1945-1950
5: Expansion of Public Exposure: Publicity and Promotion, 1945-1950
6: Independent Team Owners, 1951-1954
7: Decentralization of Publicity and Promotion, 1951-1954
PART III-TEAM ADMINISTRATION
8: Team Administrative Structure and Personnel
9: Team Managers
10: Chaperones
PART IV-THE PLAYERS
11: Player Recruitment and Sociological Characteristics
12: AAGBBL Player Policies and Regulations
13: AAGBBL All-Stars
PART V-BEYOND THE PLAYING FIELD
14: The Newsletter and the First National Reunion
15: The Archives and the Baseball Hall of Fame
16: The Organization of the Players' Association and A League of Their Own
17: The Players' Association, 1990-2004
PART VI-SUMMATION
18: Summary and Conclusions
PART VII-APPENDICES
Appendix 1: AAGPBL Players' Association Offices and Committee Positions Held, 1980-2004
Appendix 2: AAGBBL Highlights
Appendix 3: The League Song
Appendix 4: AAGBBL Champions
Appendix 5: AAGBBL Point Rating Chart
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
