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[[File:1946 Muskegon Lassies.jpg|thumb|right|333px| &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; '''1946 Muskegon Lassies''' <br><small>'''Front row''', L-R: [[Alva Jo Fischer]], [[Dorothy Maguire]], [[Elizabeth Wicken]], [[Charlene Pryer]], [[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (H–L)#H|Miss Hack]], [[Erma Bergmann]]. '''Second row, L-R:''' [http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/profiles/kensler-eunice/712 Eunice Kessler] (chaperone), [[Sara Reeser]], [[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (M–R)#M|Pauline Martin]], [[Donna Cook]], [[Arleene Johnson]], [[Dorothy Montgomery]], [[Josephine Lenard]], [[Buzz Boyle]] (manager). '''Back row, L-R:''' [[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (H–L)#K|Lavina Keough]], [[Mary Rini]], [[Amy Applegren]], [[Joanne Overleese]], [[Margaret Wenzell]].]] </small>
[[File:1946 Muskegon Lassies.jpg|thumb|right|333px| &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; '''1946 Muskegon Lassies''' <br><small>'''Front row''', L-R: [[Alva Jo Fischer]], [[Dorothy Maguire]], [[Elizabeth Wicken]], [[Charlene Pryer]], [[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (H–L)#H|Miss Hack]], [[Erma Bergmann]]. '''Second row, L-R:''' [http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/profiles/kensler-eunice/712 Eunice Kessler] (chaperone), [[Sara Reeser]], [[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (M–R)#M|Pauline Martin]], [[Donna Cook]], [[Arleene Johnson]], [[Dorothy Montgomery]], [[Josephine Lenard]], [[Buzz Boyle]] (manager). '''Back row, L-R:''' [[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (H–L)#K|Lavina Keough]], [[Mary Rini]], [[Amy Applegren]], [[Joanne Overleese]], [[Margaret Wenzell]].</small>]]The '''Muskegon Lassies''' were one of the expansion teams of the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] in the [[1946 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season|1946 season]], representing [[Muskegon, Michigan]]. The team played their home games at Marsh Field.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Historic Marsh Field |url=https://www.historicmarshfield.com/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Historic Marsh Field |language=en-US}}</ref> The league, its teams, and its story were later depicted in [[A League of Their Own]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Opfermann |first=Mark |date=2012-07-10 |title=Former Muskegon Lassies standout dies at 85 |url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/muskegon/2012/07/former_muskegon_lassies_stando.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=mlive |language=en}}</ref>


==History==
The '''Muskegon Lassies''' were one of the expansion teams of the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] in the [[1946 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season|1946 season]], representing [[Muskegon, Michigan]]. The team played their home games at Marsh Field.
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The 1946 Muskegon Lassies posted a 46–66 record in their first year, and placed sixth in the eight–team league. They improved to 69–43 in [[1947 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season|1947]], to win a close pennant race with the [[Grand Rapids Chicks]]. Muskegon was led by [[Outfielder|OF]]/[[Pitcher|P]] [[Doris Sams]], who ranked in several offensive categories and also collected 11 victories, including a [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]], good enough to win the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Player of the Year Award|Most Valuable Player Award]]. Notably, the team counted with three of the top four pitchers in [[earned run average]], Sams (0.98), [[Amy Irene Applegren]] (1.06) and [[Nancy Warren (baseball)|Nancy Warren]] (1.13), but lost to the [[Racine Belles]] in the [[1947 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season#Postseason|best-of-five]], first-round matchup 3–1.


Muskegon went 66–57 in [[1948 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season|1948]] to gain a playoff berth, but lost to the [[Fort Wayne Daisies]] in the [[1948 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season#Postseason|first round]], three to zero games.
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The Lassies posted a 46-66 record in their first year, and placed sixth in the eight-team league. They improved to 69-43 in [[1947 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season|1947]], to win a close pennant race with the [[Grand Rapids Chicks]]. Muskegon was led by [[Outfielder|OF]]/[[Pitcher|P]] [[Doris Sams]], who ranked in several offensive categories and also collected 11 victories, including a [[perfect game]], good enough to win the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Player of the Year Award|Most Valuable Player Award]]. Notably, the team counted with three of the top four pitchers in [[earned run average]], Sams (0.98), [[Amy Irene Applegren]] (1.06) and [[Nancy Warren (baseball)|Nancy Warren]] (1.13), but lost to the [[Racine Belles]] in the [[1947 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season#Postseason|best-of-five]], first-round matchup 3-1.


Muskegon went 66-57 in [[1948 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season|1948]] to gain a playoff berth, but lost to the [[Fort Wayne Daisies]] in the [[1948 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season#Postseason|first round]], three to zero games.
The team dropped to 46–66 in [[1949 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season|1949]] but was able to reach the playoffs for the third consecutive year. Muskegon disposed of the [[Kenosha Comets]] in the first round, 3–1, being swept by the [[South Bend Blue Sox]] in the [[1949 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season#Postseason|semifinals]], 3–0.


The team dropped to 46-66 in [[1949 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season|1949]] but was able to reach the playoffs for the third consecutive year. Muskegon disposed of the [[Kenosha Comets]] in the first round, 3-1, being swept by the [[South Bend Blue Sox]] in the [[1949 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season#Postseason|semifinals]], 3-0.
[[1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season|1950]] became a nightmare for Muskegon, after registering the worst record in the league (36–73) and a relocation during the midseason to [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]], where the team was renamed the [[Kalamazoo Lassies]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalamazoo Lassies |url=https://www.kpl.gov/local-history/kalamazoo-history/women/kalamazoo-lassies-2/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Kalamazoo Public Library |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season|1950]] became a nightmare for Muskegon, after registering the worst record in the league (36-73) and a relocation during the midseason to [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]], where the team was renamed the [[Kalamazoo Lassies]].


==All-time roster==
==All-time roster==
:'''''Bold''' denotes members of the inaugural roster''
:'''''Bold''' denotes members of the inaugural roster''
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*[[Gertrude Alderfer]]
*[[Gertrude Alderfer]]
*[[Beatrice Allard]]
*[[Beatrice Allard]]
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*'''[[Gladys Davis (baseball)|Gladys Davis]]'''
*'''[[Gladys Davis (baseball)|Gladys Davis]]'''
*[[Betty Degner]]
*[[Betty Degner]]
*[[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (D–G)#D|Pauline Dennert]]
*[[Pauline Dennert]]
*[[Peggy Fenton]]
*[[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (D–G)#F|Peggy Fenton]]
*'''[[Alva Jo Fischer]]'''
*'''[[Alva Jo Fischer]]'''
*[[Anita Foss]]
*[[Anita Foss]]
*[[Betty Francis]]
*[[Betty Francis]]
*[[Genevieve George]]
*[[Genevieve George]]
*[[Julie Gutz]]
*[[Julie Gutz]]
*'''Miss Hack'''
*'''[[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (H–L)#H|Miss Hack]]'''
*[[Helen Hannah (baseball)|Helen Hannah]]
*[[Helen Hannah (baseball)|Helen Hannah]]
*[[Josephine Hasham]]
*[[Josephine Hasham]]
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*'''[[Arleene Johnson]]'''
*'''[[Arleene Johnson]]'''
*[[Marilyn C. Jones|Marilyn Jones]]
*[[Marilyn C. Jones|Marilyn Jones]]
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*'''[[Lavina Keough]]'''
*[[Glenna Sue Kidd]]
*[[Glenna Sue Kidd]]
*'''[[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (H–L)#K|Theresa Klosowski]]
*'''[[Theresa Klosowski]]'''
*[[Arlene Kotil]]
*[[Arlene Kotil]]
*[[Marie Kruckel]]
*[[Marie Kruckel]]
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*[[Therese McKinley]]
*[[Therese McKinley]]
*'''[[Dorothy Maguire]]'''
*'''[[Dorothy Maguire]]'''
*'''[[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (M–R)#M|Pauline Martin]]'''
*'''[[Pauline Martin (baseball)|Pauline Martin]]'''
*[[Naomi Meier]]
*[[Naomi Meier]]
*'''[[Norma Metrolis]]'''
*'''[[Norma Metrolis]]'''
*'''[[Dorothy Montgomery]]'''
*'''[[Dorothy Montgomery]]'''
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*'''[[Eve Mytrysak]]'''
*'''[[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (M–R)#M|Vivian Mystrysak]]
*'''[[Eileen O'Brien (baseball)|Eileen O'Brien]]'''
*'''[[Eileen O'Brien (baseball)|Eileen O'Brien]]'''
*'''[[Joanne Overleese]]'''
*'''[[Joanne Overleese]]'''
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*'''[[Doris Sams]]'''
*'''[[Doris Sams]]'''
*[[June Schofield]]
*[[June Schofield]]
*'''[[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (S–Z)#S|Delores Seigfried]]
*'''[[List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players (S–Z)#S|Delores Seigfried]]'''
*'''[[Dorothy Stolze]]'''
*'''[[Dorothy Stolze]]'''
*[[Doris Tetzlaff]]
*[[Doris Tetzlaff]]
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*'''[[Elizabeth Wicken]]'''
*'''[[Elizabeth Wicken]]'''
*[[Renae Youngberg]]
*[[Renae Youngberg]]
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== References ==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
*''The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book'' – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 302pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
*''The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book'' – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 302pp. Language: English. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-0597-8}}
*''Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball''' – Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2006. Format: Paperback, 438pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-2100-2
*''Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball''' – Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2006. Format: Paperback, 438pp. Language: English. {{ISBN|0-7864-2100-2}}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Baseball teams established in 1946]]
[[Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1950]]
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[[Category:Defunct baseball teams in Michigan]]
[[Category:Defunct baseball teams in Michigan]]
[[Category:Women's sports in Michigan]]

Latest revision as of 00:30, 1 November 2023

                        1946 Muskegon Lassies
Front row, L-R: Alva Jo Fischer, Dorothy Maguire, Elizabeth Wicken, Charlene Pryer, Miss Hack, Erma Bergmann. Second row, L-R: Eunice Kessler (chaperone), Sara Reeser, Pauline Martin, Donna Cook, Arleene Johnson, Dorothy Montgomery, Josephine Lenard, Buzz Boyle (manager). Back row, L-R: Lavina Keough, Mary Rini, Amy Applegren, Joanne Overleese, Margaret Wenzell.

The Muskegon Lassies were one of the expansion teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1946 season, representing Muskegon, Michigan. The team played their home games at Marsh Field.[1] The league, its teams, and its story were later depicted in A League of Their Own.[1][2]

History[edit]

The 1946 Muskegon Lassies posted a 46–66 record in their first year, and placed sixth in the eight–team league. They improved to 69–43 in 1947, to win a close pennant race with the Grand Rapids Chicks. Muskegon was led by OF/P Doris Sams, who ranked in several offensive categories and also collected 11 victories, including a perfect game, good enough to win the Most Valuable Player Award. Notably, the team counted with three of the top four pitchers in earned run average, Sams (0.98), Amy Irene Applegren (1.06) and Nancy Warren (1.13), but lost to the Racine Belles in the best-of-five, first-round matchup 3–1.

Muskegon went 66–57 in 1948 to gain a playoff berth, but lost to the Fort Wayne Daisies in the first round, three to zero games.

The team dropped to 46–66 in 1949 but was able to reach the playoffs for the third consecutive year. Muskegon disposed of the Kenosha Comets in the first round, 3–1, being swept by the South Bend Blue Sox in the semifinals, 3–0.

1950 became a nightmare for Muskegon, after registering the worst record in the league (36–73) and a relocation during the midseason to Kalamazoo, Michigan, where the team was renamed the Kalamazoo Lassies.[3]

All-time roster[edit]

Bold denotes members of the inaugural roster

Managers[edit]

* Buzz Boyle 1946
* Bill Wambsganss   1947
1948
* Carson Bigbee 1949
1950 [first half]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Historic Marsh Field". Historic Marsh Field. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  2. ^ Opfermann, Mark (2012-07-10). "Former Muskegon Lassies standout dies at 85". mlive. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  3. ^ "Kalamazoo Lassies". Kalamazoo Public Library. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

Sources[edit]

  • The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 302pp. Language: English. ISBN 978-0-7864-0597-8
  • Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball' – Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2006. Format: Paperback, 438pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-2100-2

External links[edit]

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