All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Player of the Year Award

Starting on its third year of operation, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. During the league's history, over 600 women played ball.-History:...

honored with the Player of the Year Award

Player of the year award

Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award...

the top performer in the circuit that year. The AAGPBL folded at the end of the 1954 season. This is the list of winners.

Winners

Year	Player!!Team!!Position!!Highlights
1945 1945 in baseball -Major League Baseball:World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs All-Star Game cancelled due to flight restrictions. However, inter-league games were played during the All-Star break.-Other champions:...	Connie Wisniewski Connie Wisniewski Constance Wisniewski was a starting pitcher and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...	Grand Rapids Chicks Grand Rapids Chicks The Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1945 to 1954, winning championships in 1947 and 1953....	Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...	32-11, 0.81 earned run average Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
1946 1946 in baseball -Major League Baseball:World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox All-Star Game, July 9 at Fenway Park: American League, 12–0-Other champions:*Negro League World Series: Newark Eagles over Kansas City Monarchs...	Sophie Kurys Sophie Kurys Sophie Kurys is a former second basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 115 lb., Kurys batted and threw right-handed.-Career:...	Racine Belles Racine Belles The Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from through out of Racine, Wisconsin. The team played its home games at Horlick Field.-History:...	Second base	.286 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... , 117 runs Run (baseball) In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured... , 201 stolen base Stolen base In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate... s
1947 1947 in baseball -Major League Baseball:World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers All-Star Game, July 8 at Wrigley Field: American League, 2-1-Other champions:*First College World Series: California...	Doris Sams Doris Sams Doris Jane Sams [Sammye] is a former female outfielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 9", 145 lbs., she batted and threw right handed....	Muskegon Lassies Muskegon Lassies The Muskegon Lassies were one of the expansion teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in , representing Muskegon, Michigan. The team played their home games at Marsh Field....	Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... / Outfield Outfield The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield...	11-4, 0.98 ERA / .280 BA
1948 1948 in baseball -Major League Baseball:World Series: Cleveland Indians over Boston Braves All-Star Game, July 13 at Sportsman's Park: American League, 5-2-Other champions:College World Series: USCLittle League World Series: Lock Haven, Pennsylvania...	Audrey Wagner Audrey Wagner Genevieve Wagner [Audrey] was an outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 145 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.-Brief profile:...	Kenosha Comets Kenosha Comets Based in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Kenosha Comets were a women's professional baseball team that played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The team played their home games at Kenosha's Lake Front Stadium, but later moved to Simmons Field.The Kenosha Comets were one...	Outfield	.312 BA, 56 runs batted in, 70 runs, 53 SB, .469 slugging average
1949 1949 in baseball -Major League Baseball:World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers All-Star Game, July 12 at Ebbets Field: American League, 11-7-Caribbean leagues:Cuba - Almendares ScorpionsPanama - Spur Cola*Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Indians...	Doris Sams Doris Sams Doris Jane Sams [Sammye] is a former female outfielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 9", 145 lbs., she batted and threw right handed....	Muskegon Lassies Muskegon Lassies The Muskegon Lassies were one of the expansion teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in , representing Muskegon, Michigan. The team played their home games at Marsh Field....	Pitcher / Outfield	15-10, 1.58 ERA / .279 BA, 35 R, 35 RBI, 29 SB
1950 1950 in baseball -Major League Baseball:World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies All-Star Game, July 11 at Comiskey Park: National League, 4-3 -Other champions:Caribbean World Series: Carta Vieja College World Series: Texas...	Alma Ziegler Alma Ziegler Alma Ziegler was an infielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 125 lb., Ziegler batted and threw right-handed....	Grand Rapids Chicks Grand Rapids Chicks The Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1945 to 1954, winning championships in 1947 and 1953....	Pitcher	19-7, 1.38 ERA
1951 1951 in baseball -Headline Event of the Year:Baseball's Shot Heard 'Round the World gives the New York Giants the National League Pennant in the third game of a best-of-three-games tiebreaker series over the Brooklyn Dodgers.-Major League Baseball:...	Jean Faut Jean Faut Jean Anna Faut [Winsch/Eastman] is a former female starting pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 137 lb., she batted and threw right handed....	South Bend Blue Sox South Bend Blue Sox The South Bend Blue Sox were a women's professional baseball team who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...	Pitcher	15-7, 1.33 ERA, 135 strikeout Strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters.... s, one perfect game Perfect game A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base. Thus, the pitcher cannot allow any hits, walks, hit batsmen, or any opposing player to reach base safely for any...
1952 1952 in baseball -Major League Baseball:World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers All-Star Game, July 8 at Shibe Park: National League, 3-2 -Other champions:Caribbean World Series: La Habana College World Series: Holy Cross...	Betty Foss Betty Foss Betty Foss [Fossey] was a infielder and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 10", 180 lb., she was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. She started her career as Betty Weaver but changed her last name to Foss after marrying...	Fort Wayne Daisies Fort Wayne Daisies The Fort Wayne Daisies were a women's professional baseball team that played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...	First base	.331 BA, .505 SLG, 74 RBI, 81 runs, 56 SB
1953 1953 in baseball -Major League Baseball:World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers All-Star Game, July 14 at Crosley Field: National League, 5-1-Other champions:Caribbean World Series: Cangrejeros de Santurce College World Series: Michigan...	Jean Faut Jean Faut Jean Anna Faut [Winsch/Eastman] is a former female starting pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 137 lb., she batted and threw right handed....	South Bend Blue Sox South Bend Blue Sox The South Bend Blue Sox were a women's professional baseball team who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...	Pitcher	17-11, 1.51 ERA, 143 SO, one perfect game
1954 1954 in baseball -Major League Baseball:* World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians * All-Star Game, July 13 at Municipal Stadium: American League, 11-9-Other champions:* Caribbean World Series: Caguas Creoles [Criollos de Caguas]...	Joanne Weaver Joanne Weaver Joanne Weaver [″Joltin' Jo″] was a right fielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...	Fort Wayne Daisies Fort Wayne Daisies The Fort Wayne Daisies were a women's professional baseball team that played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...	Outfield	.429 BA, 29 home run Home run In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process... s, 87 RBI, 109 runs, .763 SLG

Sources

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Official Website
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0786437472

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