Women On The Run Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1943

Tryouts for the league were held at Wrigley Field Chicago, and women not only had to be skilled ball players, but also had to exhibit wholesome feminine ideals. As per the segregation which existed in the men's game at the time, no African-American ladies were invited to try out.

The league was formed by executives from MLB (Major League Baseball) who had concerns that while WWII was ongoing, MLB may not be able to continue due to a lack of players and fuel rationing imposing travel restrictions.

Answer: Rockford Peaches

The Rockford Peaches were a founding member of the league from Rockford, Illinois. They took the title in 1945 and then in three consecutive years, 1948, 1949 and 1950.

Answer: Eleanor Callow

Callow was a Canadian girl from Winnipeg, Manitoba who played for three teams in the league, Peoria Redwings, Chicago Colleens and Rockford Peaches. She was a four time all star and known as the female Babe Ruth.

Answer: Kalamazoo Lassies

The Lassies started in Muskegon, Michigan in 1946, before relocating to Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1950, mid season. In the 1954 Championship title game, the Lassies defeated the Fort Wayne Daisys over the course of five games.

Answer: Marge and Helen Callaghan

The Callaghan sisters from Vancouver, British Columbia made history in 1944 when both played for the Minneapolis Millerettes, Helen as a center fielder and older sister Marge as an infielder. The Millerettes played for just the 1944 season before relocating to Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Daisies.

Answer: Bonnie Baker

Baker, a native of Regina, Saskatchewan was an all star catcher who started her career with South Bend Blue Sox in 1943, where she remained until joining the Lassies in 1950. She was a former model and was often used in promotional material for the league as well as appearing on popular TV show "What's My Line?" in 1952.

Answer: Golf

On her retirement from baseball, Winter became an accomplished golfer, winning the Arizona State Women's Golf championship four times before turning professional on the LPGA tour in 1962, competing in 25 events before a back injury forced her retirement.

She took to teaching golf and won LPGA Teacher of the Year in 1969 as well as the aforementioned Ellen Griffin award in 1995, which is given to teachers who teach using the same spirit, love, and dedication to the sport that Griffin herself showed.

Answer: South Bend Blue Sox

The Blue Sox managed to win the league in 1951 and 1952. Of the other answers, the Chicago Colleens and the Springfield Sallies were both around for just the 1948 season before losing their franchises.

Answer: Lipstick

The ladies of the league were schooled in etiquette, personal hygiene and mannerisms and while some things were completely outlawed, such as smoking or drinking alcohol in public, others were enforced, such as girls not being allowed to be seen in public without lipstick. Having short hair was another thing which was not allowed and when Josephine D'Angelo had her hair cut short in 1944, she was released by the South Bend Blue Sox, never to play in the league again.

While playing D'Angelo, as a lesbian, also had to take care not to fall foul of the leagues rules on "freaks and Amazons."

Answer: Designing the uniforms

Harnett co designed the league uniforms with artist Otis Shepard, and used ice skating, tennis and field hockey uniforms of the time as a basis for them. The uniforms consisted of satin shorts worn under a one piece tunic with a short flared skirt along with knee high socks and a baseball cap. When she retired from baseball, Chicago native, Harnett became a nun.