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The Real League of Their Own Trivia Quiz

Most of us were introduced to The All American Girls Professional Baseball League by the 1992 movie "A League Of Their Own". The facts of the league's 12 seasons are just as fascinating as the movie, albeit without Madonna.

A multiple-choice quiz by wilbill. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Author
wilbill

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
350,657

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The owners of major league teams created the women's professional league in 1943 because Major League Baseball was banned for the duration of World War II.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which team won the league's first championship in 1943? Hint

Kenosha Comets

Rockford Peaches

Racine Belles

Kalamazoo Lassies

3. While the AAGPBL was the first professional league composed entirely of women, the players weren't the first women to play baseball in the United States. Who were the first women known to play the national pastime? Hint

Bloomer Girls barnstorming teams

La Grange Ladybirds

Brooklyn Dodgerettes

Vassar College

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Question 4 of 10

4. Throughout its history, the AAGPBL played under modified rules. In the initial season, which of these modifications were in effect? Hint

Shorter distance between bases.

All of these rule changes applied..

Use of a softball instead of a baseball.

Shorter pitching distance.

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Question 5 of 10

5. On June 10, 1943 Olive Little of the Rockford Peaches became the first AAGPBA player to do what? Hint

Hit a grand slam home run.

Pitch a no hitter.

Be ejected for arguing with an umpire.

Forget to wear makeup.

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Question 6 of 10

6. 1948 was the league's most succesful in terms of attendance. How many fans paid to watch the ten teams play that year? Hint

18 million

910,000

None. Admission was free.

68,283

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1954 Joanne Weaver did something that hasn't been done in the major leagues since Ted Williams accomplished the feat in 1941. What did she do? Hint

Led the league in home runs, RBI, and batting average.

Hit a 600 foot home run.

Hit a game winning home run in the All Star Game.

Hit over .400.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Two MLB Hall of Famers managed teams in the AAGPBL. One was Max Carey, Pirates centerfielder and later Dodgers manager. He managed the Milwaukee Chicks and the Fort Wayne Daisies. The other Hall of Famer managed the Daisies in 1952. Who was this famous slugger? Hint

Jimmie Foxx

Mel Ott

Babe Ruth

Rogers Hornsby

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Question 9 of 10

9. AAGPBL players were required to deport themselves like ladies to protect the league's image. During spring training the girls were taught etiquette, hygeine, beauty tips and given instruction in the league's dress code. Which world famous beauty consultant supervised the classes and provided the "official" league beauty supplies? Hint

Helena Rubenstein

Estee Lauder

Coco Chanel

The Avon Lady

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Question 10 of 10

10. Fifteen different teams participated in the AAGPBL during its lifetime. Which of these was *not* one of those teams? Hint

Kokomo Kuties

Battle Creek Belles

Muskegon Lassies

Rockford Peaches

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The owners of major league teams created the women's professional league in 1943 because Major League Baseball was banned for the duration of World War II.

Answer: False

The American and National leagues continued to operate during the war. Many minor leagues were disbanded, though, because most young men aged 18 and up were being drafted. Many major league stars spent time in the service as well and the quality of professional baseball was low. Owners such as Philip Wrigley decided that a women's league would help maintain fan interest.

2. Which team won the league's first championship in 1943?

Answer: Racine Belles

The Belles bested the Comets in a best-of-five series to clinch the inaugural championship.

Answer: Vassar College

Vassar fielded a team in 1866! Barnstorming teams with female players were fairly common in the early 20th century. At least three women are known to have played in the Negro Leagues (operated from 1920 to 1950).

4. Throughout its history, the AAGPBL played under modified rules. In the initial season, which of these modifications were in effect?

Answer: All of these rule changes applied..

The league originally played a modified version of fast-pitch softball. Over the years the rules were modified and by the end of the 1940s the girls were using a regulation baseball, pitching overhand and playing on a diamond close to official MLB dimensions.

5. On June 10, 1943 Olive Little of the Rockford Peaches became the first AAGPBA player to do what?

Answer: Pitch a no hitter.

It was the first of four no-no's Little threw in her career. She was one of several league stars from Canada and is a member of both the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. She sat out the 1944 season to have a baby but returned in 1945 to win 22 games. Try that, Roy Halladay!

6. 1948 was the league's most succesful in terms of attendance. How many fans paid to watch the ten teams play that year?

Answer: 910,000

In 1946 a record 10,000 fans attended a South Bend Blue Sox double header. After 1948, attendance dwindled due largely to ownership issues.

7. In 1954 Joanne Weaver did something that hasn't been done in the major leagues since Ted Williams accomplished the feat in 1941. What did she do?

Answer: Hit over .400.

Joanne "Joltin' Jo" Weaver was one of three sisters who played for the Fort Wayne Daisies during the final years of the AAGPBL. She won the batting championship in the league's final three years surpassing her sister Betty who won the title in the two previous seasons. Weaver's average of .429 in 1954, the laugue's final season, is the highest average posted by by a professional player since the 19th century.

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

Jimmy Dugan, the character played by Tom Hanks in the movie "A League of Their Own" (1992), is said to have been based in large part on Jimmie Foxx.

Answer: Helena Rubenstein

By 1943 Rubenstein was one of the world's richest women so we can assume that her employees did the teaching. The AAGPBL Beauty Kit contained cleansing cream, lipstick, rouge, deodorant, astringent and several other necessary items to assure good grooming on and off the field.

10. Fifteen different teams participated in the AAGPBL during its lifetime. Which of these was *not* one of those teams?

Answer: Kokomo Kuties

The Peaches won four league championships including three in a row, 1948 through 1950 (they were the team featured in the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own"). In its final season, 1954, the league fielded only five teams - Fort Wayne, South Bend, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Rockford.

Source: Author wilbill

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