Table of Contents

Acknowledgments      vii
Introduction      1

Part I: Inside the AAGPBL: A Ballplayer’s Memoir1. Beginning and End of My Sandlot Days      5
2. Discovering the AAGPBL      13
3. Rookie School      21
4. The Kenosha Comets      30
5. The Chicago Colleens      40
6. The 1950 Tour Begins      49
7. From the Battle Creek Belles to College      75
8. After College, What?      93
9. Recognition for the AAGPBL      107

Part II: Thoughts on League History
10. What Did Wrigley Want?      133
11. What Happened After Wrigley?      139
12. Why Did the League End?      145
13. Is There a Future for Women in Baseball?      151

Part III: Interviews with Former AAGPBL Players
Helen Hannah Campbell      155
Patricia “Pat” Courtney      161
Madeline “Maddy” English      164
Lenora “Smokey” Mandella      169
Jacqueline “Jackie” Mattson      172
Jane Moffet      174
Mary “Sis” Moore      179
Janet “Pee Wee” Wiley      184

Epilogue      189
Appendix A: Annotated Rules of Conduct      191
Appendix B: Night Baseball at Wrigley Field: The Women Did It First     197
Bibliography and Source Material      201
Index      203