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What is Jackie Mitchell famous for? - Answer-Striking out
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig at an exhibition game in 1931.
What happened after Jackie Mitchell pitched at the
exhibition game? - Answer-Commissioner Kenesaw
Mountain Landis voided her contract and stated baseball
was "too strenuous" for women.
When did Mitchell retire? - Answer-1937, declined to
participate in AAGPBL
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
(AAGPBL) - Answer-Created by Cubs owner Philip Wrigley
in 1943
How many teams did they initially have? What was the
total amount over the history? - Answer-4 teams, 15 teams
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When did AAGPBL end? - Answer-1954
What was the record for attendance for AAGPBL? -
Answer-10,000, July 4 double-header, 1946
1950s - Answer-Return to "Cult of Domesticity"
AAGPBL Rules - Answer-- Women expected to maintain
feminine appearance
- Could not smoke or drink, unless limited at after-game
meal
- Baseball skirts 6 inches above the knee minimum
- No obscene languages
What AAGPBL season peaked with attendance? - Answer-
Over 90,000 in 1948
What contributed to the folding of the AAGPBL league? -
Answer-Return of MLB players after WW2
Could girls play baseball in school in early 1900s? -
Answer-True
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Bloomer Girls - Answer-- Played into the 1920s
- 3/4 length pants to protest against society
- Popular barnstorming attraction
When was softball invented? - Answer-1887
Who created the rules for "girls baseball" or softball? -
Answer-Gladys Palmer, 1926
Amateur Softball Association - Answer-1933
Was softball always seen just for women? - Answer-False
How many softball teams in the U.S. by 1936? - Answer-
92,545
How many people did softball draw in 1939? - Answer-60
million (more than men!)
Title IX - Answer-- Educational Amendments of 1972