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My 'Diamond Dreams' exhibit program has some things mixed up. Can you sort out which teams featured which players in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1943-1954?

A multiple-choice quiz by sidnobls. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
sidnobls

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
309,145

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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155

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1. Maddy English (third base) and Sophie Kurys (second base) were infielders for the BALEEN RELICS.

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2. Joe Cooper was the manager of this team that moved in 1951 to become the TELLTALE BECK BEERS.

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3. Eileen Burmeister brought her aggressive style of play for the CRACKEDHOE PROFS, to every position on the field except pitcher.

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4. The ELIMINATE TRIPLES LEMONS were nicknamed 'The Orphans' because they were 350 miles from the nearest league city.

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5. The WHACK MICE LIKE US were led by pitchers Josephine Kabeck (26 W, 2.66 ERA) and Connie Wisniewski (23 W, 2.23 ERA) in a pitcher's park, Borchert Field.

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6. Dorothy Mueller and Mary Wisham were standouts for the DEARER PIG WINOS in Illinois.

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7. Helen Nicol Fox, playing for a weak team, the TAKEN SMOOCHES, owns the marks for appearances (313), wins (163), and the longest winning streak (13 in 1943).

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8. In the league's final year, 1954, Eleanor Moore recorded a no hitter for the CRACK DASHING DRIPS.

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9. Sisters Betty Foss and Joanne Weaver suited up for the DAINTY FAERIE SOWS in the early 1950s.

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10. In dramatic fashion, pitcher June Peppas drove in four runs in the final game of the final series of the final year of women's professional baseball to give the OAKS SIZE AAA MOLLS their first and the last ever AAGPBL Championship.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Maddy English (third base) and Sophie Kurys (second base) were infielders for the BALEEN RELICS.

Answer: Racine Belles

The Racine Belles were the League Champions in the inaugural year for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. They were featured, despite a great deal of artistic license, in the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own" which starred Madonna and Tom Hanks. Sophie Kurys stole 166 bases in 1944, more than any professional male baseball player in a single season.

2. Joe Cooper was the manager of this team that moved in 1951 to become the TELLTALE BECK BEERS.

Answer: Battle Creek Belles

The Belles played for two years in Battle Creek, Michigan after 8 years in Racine, Wisconsin.

3. Eileen Burmeister brought her aggressive style of play for the CRACKEDHOE PROFS, to every position on the field except pitcher.

Answer: Rockford Peaches

The Rockford Peaches were the most successful team in the AAGPBL, winning four league championships in '45, '48, '49, and '50.

4. The ELIMINATE TRIPLES LEMONS were nicknamed 'The Orphans' because they were 350 miles from the nearest league city.

Answer: Minneapolis Millerettes

The Minneapolis Millerettes played in 1944, folded, and were replaced in the league by the Fort Wayne Daisies.

5. The WHACK MICE LIKE US were led by pitchers Josephine Kabeck (26 W, 2.66 ERA) and Connie Wisniewski (23 W, 2.23 ERA) in a pitcher's park, Borchert Field.

Answer: Milwaukee Chicks

The Milwaukee Chicks won the Championship in 1944, but wartime conditions meant that dollars for tickets were scarce, and the Minor League Milwaukee Brewers outdrew the Chicks. The team moved to Grand Rapids and continued their winning ways.

6. Dorothy Mueller and Mary Wisham were standouts for the DEARER PIG WINOS in Illinois.

Answer: Peoria Redwings

The Peoria Redwings were added to the league in 1946, but only managed a single season above .500 in 6 years before disbanding.

7. Helen Nicol Fox, playing for a weak team, the TAKEN SMOOCHES, owns the marks for appearances (313), wins (163), and the longest winning streak (13 in 1943).

Answer: Kenosha Comets

The Kenosha (Wisconsin) Comets were in operation for nine years, from 1943 through the 1951 season. They were the losing team in the first ever championship series, losing to the Racine Belles.

8. In the league's final year, 1954, Eleanor Moore recorded a no hitter for the CRACK DASHING DRIPS.

Answer: Grand Rapids Chicks

The Grand Rapids Chicks, in 10 years of operation had but one sub .500 season. They won two league championships in '47 and in '53. Moore had 17 wins in the 1953 championship season.

9. Sisters Betty Foss and Joanne Weaver suited up for the DAINTY FAERIE SOWS in the early 1950s.

Answer: Fort Wayne Daisies

The Fort Wayne Daisies were always the bridesmaid and never the bride. They made the playoffs in all but two of their seasons (1947-1954), but never won the championship.

Answer: Kalamazoo Lassies

The Muskegon Lassies, in last place midway through the 1950 season, abruptly moved south to Kalamazoo, and played there for four more seasons (1950-1954).
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is a capsule of great historical and social interest. More information can be found at the official AAGPBL site www.aagpbl.org. The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY features an exhibit on the league entitled "Diamond Dreams".

Source: Author sidnobls

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