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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), which was returned to the country’s attention in the 1992 film A League of Their Own, is a fascinating subject. With the onset of World War II, many minor league baseball franchises found themselves at a crossroads. Losing many of their players to military service, minor league teams began to feel the pinch and many went under. Philip K. Wrigley, the chewing gum mogul and owner of the Chicago Cubs, created the All-American Girls Softball League in 1943 to bring in the crowds and to help these franchises stay afloat. The league eventually became the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) and was the inspiration for the 1992 hit movie.

The Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University is fortunate to have a burgeoning collection of material pertaining to the AAGPBL. The collection was begun in 2005 with the gift of Elizabeth “Lib” Mahon’s papers. Through the efforts of retired Winthrop Reference Librarian and baseball historian, Bob Gorman, Mahon’s niece donated Mahon’s papers to the Archives. Mahon was a Winthrop graduate (Class of 1942) and played in the league from 1944 to 1952. Lib was a gifted outfielder who was known for her hitting prowess and her speed. In 1946 the two-time all-star stole 114 bases in 116 attempts.

Again, through Bob Gorman, the Archives acquired Jean Faut’s Papers. Faut, who now lives in Rock Hill, starred as a pitcher for the South Bend Blue Sox in the league from 1946 to 1953. She was twice the recipient of the Player of the Year award and her 1.23 ERA was the lowest in league history. She was also the only professional pitcher (male or female) to throw two perfect games during her career. The Archives has material pertaining to several other players, including Sue Kidd and Ruth Born, as well as the league as a whole.

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection includes the following manuscript collections:

  • Elizabeth B. Mahon Papers - Accession 992 - M434 (485)
  • Elizabeth B. Mahon Papers - Accession 1215
  • Jean Faut Papers - Accession 1369
  • Sue Kidd AAGPBL Collection - Accession 1499
  • Ruth Born AAGPBL Collection - Accession 1461
  • All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Home Movies - Accession 1385 - M686 (742)
  • All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection - Accession 1389
  • A Team of Their Own: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Documentary - Accession 1534 M745 (802)
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  • 1946 - South Bend Blue Sox team in front of team bus by Elizabeth Mahon

    1946 - South Bend Blue Sox team in front of team bus

  • 1946 - South Bend Blue Sox team in front of team bus by Elizabeth Mahon

    1946 - South Bend Blue Sox team in front of team bus

  • 1947, 04 21 - Jean Faut's Plane Ticket to Cuba by Jean Anna Faut, South Bend Blue Sox, and Pan American World Airways System

    1947, 04 21 - Jean Faut's Plane Ticket to Cuba

  • 1947, 07 07 - Jean Faut by Jean Anna Faut, South Bend Blue Sox, and Playland Park

    1947, 07 07 - Jean Faut

  • 1947, 07 12 - Jean Faut and Jackie Kelly by Jean Anna Faut and Jackie Kelly

    1947, 07 12 - Jean Faut and Jackie Kelly

  • 1947, 08 05 - Jean Faut Night by Jean Anna Faut, South Bend Blue Sox, Playland Park, Joe Boland, and Ball-Band

    1947, 08 05 - Jean Faut Night

  • 1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night by Jean Anna Faut, Joe Borland, Playland Park, and South Bend Blue Sox

    1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night

  • 1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night by Jean Anna Faut, Joe Borland, Playland Park, and South Bend Blue Sox

    1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night

  • 1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night by Jean Anna Faut, Joe Borland, South Bend Blue Sox, and Playland Park

    1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night

  • 1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night by Jean Anna Faut, Joe Borland, South Bend Blue Sox, and Playland Park

    1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night

  • 1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night by Jean Anna Faut, Joe Borland, South Bend Blue Sox, and Playland Park

    1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night

  • 1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night by Jean Anna Faut, Joe Borland, South Bend Blue Sox, and Playland Park

    1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night

  • 1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night by Jean Anna Faut, Joe borl, South Bend Blue Sox, and Playland Park

    1947, 08 08 - Jean Faut Night

  • 1947 - A Diner in Havana, Cuba by Jean Anna Faut

    1947 - A Diner in Havana, Cuba

  • 1947 - A House in Havana, Cuba by Jean Anna Faut

    1947 - A House in Havana, Cuba

  • 1947 - A Man Climbing a Tree in Havana, Cuba by Jean Anna Faut

    1947 - A Man Climbing a Tree in Havana, Cuba

  • 1947 - A Man with a Donkey in Havana, Cuba by Jean Anna Faut

    1947 - A Man with a Donkey in Havana, Cuba

  • 1947 - Cemetery in Havana, Cuba by Jean Anna Faut

    1947 - Cemetery in Havana, Cuba

  • 1947, circa - Jean Faut and Marie "Red" Mahoney by Jean Anna Faut and Marie "Red" Mahoney

    1947, circa - Jean Faut and Marie "Red" Mahoney

  • 1947, circa - Jean Faut with Son and Mrs. Singleton by Jean Anna Faut and Larry Winsch

    1947, circa - Jean Faut with Son and Mrs. Singleton

  • 1947 - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon , and Betsy Jochum at Pleasant Lake , Michigan by Elizabeth Mahon and Betsy Jochum

    1947 - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon , and Betsy Jochum at Pleasant Lake , Michigan

  • 1947 - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon , and Betsy Jochum at Pleasant Lake , Michigan by Elizabeth Mahon and Betsy Jochum

    1947 - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon , and Betsy Jochum at Pleasant Lake , Michigan

  • 1947 - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon and Betsy Jochum at Pleasant Lake , Michigan by Elizabeth Mahon and Betsy Jochum

    1947 - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon and Betsy Jochum at Pleasant Lake , Michigan

  • 1947 - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon and Theda Marshall at Pleasant Lake , Michigan by Elizabeth Mahon and Theda Marshall

    1947 - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon and Theda Marshall at Pleasant Lake , Michigan

  • 1947 - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon , Betsy Jochum and Theda Marshall at Pleasant Lake , Michigan by Elizabeth Mahon, Betsy Jochum, and Theda Marshall

    1947 - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon , Betsy Jochum and Theda Marshall at Pleasant Lake , Michigan

  • 1947 - Faye Dancer and Thelma Eisen in Havana, Cuba by Jean Anna Faut, Faye Dancer, and Thelma Eisen

    1947 - Faye Dancer and Thelma Eisen in Havana, Cuba

  • 1947 - Group Photograph of Players at Havana, Cuba by Jean Anna Faut

    1947 - Group Photograph of Players at Havana, Cuba

  • 1947 - House in Havana, Cuba by Jean Anna Faut

    1947 - House in Havana, Cuba

  • 1947 - Interior of a Diner in Havana, Cuba by Jean Anna Faut

    1947 - Interior of a Diner in Havana, Cuba

  • 1947 - Jaynne Bittner by Jean Anna Faut and Jaynne Bittner

    1947 - Jaynne Bittner

  • 1947 - Jean Faut by Jean Anna Faut and South Bend Blue Sox

    1947 - Jean Faut

  • 1947 - Jenny Romatowski in Havana, Cuba by Jean Anna Faut and Jenny "Romey" Roma

    1947 - Jenny Romatowski in Havana, Cuba

  • 1947 - South Bend Blue Sox in Havana Cuba by Jean Anna Faut

    1947 - South Bend Blue Sox in Havana Cuba

  • 1948, 08 - Jean Faut Holding Her Son, Larry by Jean Anna Faut, Larry Winsch, and South Bend Blue Sox

    1948, 08 - Jean Faut Holding Her Son, Larry

  • 1948 - Alice Meyer by Jean Anna Faut and Alice Meyer

    1948 - Alice Meyer

  • 1948 - Alice Meyer and Jean Faut by Jean Anna Faut and Alice Meyer

    1948 - Alice Meyer and Jean Faut

  • 1948, circa. - Betty Wagoner by Jean Anna Faut and Betty Wagoner

    1948, circa. - Betty Wagoner

  • 1948, circa. - Betty Whiting by Jean Anna Faut and Betty Whiting

    1948, circa. - Betty Whiting

  • 1948, circa. - Betty Whiting by Jean Anna Faut and Betty Whiting

    1948, circa. - Betty Whiting

  • 1948, circa. - Bonnie Baker by Jean Anna Faut and Bonnie Baker

    1948, circa. - Bonnie Baker

  • 1948, circa. - Bonnie Baker by Jean Anna Faut and Bonnie Baker

    1948, circa. - Bonnie Baker

  • 1948, circa. - Bonnie Baker by Jean Anna Faut and Bonnie Baker

    1948, circa. - Bonnie Baker

  • 1948, circa. - Charlene Pryer by Jean Anna Faut and Charlene Barbara Pryor

    1948, circa. - Charlene Pryer

  • 1948, circa. - Daisy Junor by Jean Anna Faut and Daisy Junor

    1948, circa. - Daisy Junor

  • 1948, circa. - Helen Smith by Jean Anna Faut

    1948, circa. - Helen Smith

  • 1948 circa - Jean Faut fishing in dugout by Jean Anna Faut and South Bend Blue Sox

    1948 circa - Jean Faut fishing in dugout

  • 1948 circa - Jean Faut with Husband by Jean Anna Faut and Karl Winsch

    1948 circa - Jean Faut with Husband

  • 1948 - Jaynie Krick by Jean Anna Faut and Jaynie Krick

    1948 - Jaynie Krick

  • 1948 - Jean Faut by Jean Anna Faut

    1948 - Jean Faut

  • 1948 - Mary "Bonnie" Baker by Elizabeth Mahon and Mary Bonnie Baker

    1948 - Mary "Bonnie" Baker

  • 1948 - Nancy DeShone and Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon by Elizabeth Mahon and Nancy DeShone

    1948 - Nancy DeShone and Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon

  • 1949 7/3-4 - Chicago Colleens - Springfield Sallies by Sue Kidd, Springfield Sallies, and Chicago Colleens

    1949 7/3-4 - Chicago Colleens - Springfield Sallies

  • 1949, circa. - Dave Bancroft by Jean Anna Faut and David James Bancroft

    1949, circa. - Dave Bancroft

  • 1949 circa - Jean Faut with Husband and Son by Jean Anna Faut, Karl Winsch, and Larry Winsch

    1949 circa - Jean Faut with Husband and Son

  • 1949 - Jean Faut by Jean Anna Faut and South Bend Blue Sox

    1949 - Jean Faut

  • 1949 - Jean Faut at Her Off-Season Job by Jean Anna Faut

    1949 - Jean Faut at Her Off-Season Job

  • 1949 - Jean Faut at Her Off-Season Job by Jean Anna Faut and Ball Band

    1949 - Jean Faut at Her Off-Season Job

  • 1950 circa - Jean Faut by Jean Anna Faut

    1950 circa - Jean Faut

  • 1950 circa - Jean Faut by Jean Anna Faut and South Bend Blue Sox

    1950 circa - Jean Faut

  • 1950 circa - Jean Faut playing croquet by Jean Anna Faut

    1950 circa - Jean Faut playing croquet

  • 1950s, circa. - Dorothy Mueller by Jean Anna Faut and Dorothy Mueller

    1950s, circa. - Dorothy Mueller

  • 1950s, circa. - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon by Elizabeth Mahon

    1950s, circa. - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon

  • 1950s, circa. - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon in a casino by Elizabeth Mahon

    1950s, circa. - Elizabeth "Lib" Mahon in a casino

  • 1950s, circa. - Gertrude Dunn by Jean Anna Faut and Gertrude Dunn

    1950s, circa. - Gertrude Dunn

  • 1950s, circa. - Jane Stoll, Audrey Bleiler, Dorothy Mueller, Janet Rumsey, and Barbara Hoffman by Jean Anna Faut, Jane Stoll, Audrey Bleiler, Dorothy Mueller, Janet Rumsey, and Barbara Hoffman

    1950s, circa. - Jane Stoll, Audrey Bleiler, Dorothy Mueller, Janet Rumsey, and Barbara Hoffman

  • 1950s, circa. - Janet Rumsey Running onto the Field During an Exhibition At an Army Camp Hospital by Jean Anna Faut and Janet Rumsey

    1950s, circa. - Janet Rumsey Running onto the Field During an Exhibition At an Army Camp Hospital

  • 1950s, circa. - Lucille Niezgodski by Elizabeth Mahon and Lucille Niezgodski

    1950s, circa. - Lucille Niezgodski

  • 1950s, circa. - Lucille Niezgodski in a Casino by Elizabeth Mahon and Lucille Niezgodski

    1950s, circa. - Lucille Niezgodski in a Casino

  • 1950s, circa. - South Bend Blue Sox Team Members by Jean Anna Faut, Jane Stoll, Mary Carey, Janet Rumsey, and Mary Dailey

    1950s, circa. - South Bend Blue Sox Team Members

  • 1951 - Betsy Jochum and a fan by Elizabeth Mahon and Betsy Jochum

    1951 - Betsy Jochum and a fan

  • 1951 - Betsy Jochum and Lucille Nezigodski by Elizabeth Mahon, Betsy Jochum, and Lucille Nezigodski

    1951 - Betsy Jochum and Lucille Nezigodski

  • 1951 - Charlene "Shorty" Pryer, Shirley Stovroff and a friend by Elizabeth Mahon, Charlene Shorty Pryer, and Shirley Stovroff

    1951 - Charlene "Shorty" Pryer, Shirley Stovroff and a friend

  • 1951, circa. - Barbara Hoffman by Jean Anna Faut and Barbara Hoffman

    1951, circa. - Barbara Hoffman

  • 1951, circa. - Jaynie Krick, Unidentified, and Migdalia Perez by Jean Anna Faut, Jaynie Krick, and Migdalia Perez

    1951, circa. - Jaynie Krick, Unidentified, and Migdalia Perez

  • 1951 - Jane "Jeep" Stoll South Bend Blue Sox outfielder by Elizabeth Mahon and Jane Jeep Stoll

    1951 - Jane "Jeep" Stoll South Bend Blue Sox outfielder

 
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