This time the league adopted a smaller ball during the midseason, going from 10+3⁄8 inches (260 mm) to 10 inches (250 mm), while the pitching distance increased 50 feet to 55 feet. The transition toward traditional baseball increased significantly. As a result, some talented pitchers jumped up to the rival Chicago National League when they could not adapt to the overhand delivery adopted the previous season. Pitching still outweighed hitting in the league, as no hitter could top the .300 average mark for the year. Rockford's Lois Florreich collected a 0.67 earned run average and South Bend's Jean Faut had a .909 winning percentage, both all-time single season records, while South Bend's Lillian Faralla hurled two no-hitters and Faut added another one for the team.[2]
The greatest highlight of the season came from Muskegon's pitcher/outfielder Doris Sams, who won the batting crown with a .279 average and posted a 15–10 record with a 1.58 ERA, to become the first player in league history to win two Player of the Year Awards. She obtained her first distinction in the 1947 season.[3]
The South Bend team finished tied in first place along with Rockford. In the first round of the Shaughnessy playoffs, third place Grand Rapids and sixth place Muskegon won their respective best-of-three series against fifth place Fort Wayne and fourth place Kenosha. In the second round, Rockford defeated South Bend in a best-of-seven series and Rockford won over Grand Rapids in a best-of-five series to determine the championship, which was won by Rockford in the final best-of-five series.[4]
The AAGPBL peaked in attendance during the 1947 and 1948 seasons, when the teams attracted almost a million paid fans for consecutive year. But for the first time, the league failed to reach the attendance desired since its foundation in 1943.[5]
^All-American Girls Professional Baseball League History
^ abcdAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book
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The 1949 All American Girls Professional Baseball League season marked the seventh season of the circuit With the Chicago Colleens and Springfield Sallies turning into rookie development teams after the 1948 season the AAGPBL was left with eight squads the Kenosha Comets Fort Wayne Daisies Grand Rapids Chicks Muskegon Lassies Peoria Redwings Racine Belles Rockford Peaches and South Bend Blue Sox The teams competed through a 112 game schedule 1 1949 All American Girls Professional Baseball League seasonLeagueAll American Girls Professional Baseball LeagueSportBaseballNumber of teamsEightRegular seasonSeason championsRockford PeachesSouth Bend Blue Sox Tied for first place Shaugnessy playoffsChampionsRockford PeachesAAGPBL seasons 19481950 This time the league adopted a smaller ball during the midseason going from 10 3 8 inches 260 mm to 10 inches 250 mm while the pitching distance increased 50 feet to 55 feet The transition toward traditional baseball increased significantly As a result some talented pitchers jumped up to the rival Chicago National League when they could not adapt to the overhand delivery adopted the previous season Pitching still outweighed hitting in the league as no hitter could top the 300 average mark for the year Rockford s Lois Florreich collected a 0 67 earned run average and South Bend s Jean Faut had a 909 winning percentage both all time single season records while South Bend s Lillian Faralla hurled two no hitters and Faut added another one for the team 2 The greatest highlight of the season came from Muskegon s pitcher outfielder Doris Sams who won the batting crown with a 279 average and posted a 15 10 record with a 1 58 ERA to become the first player in league history to win two Player of the Year Awards She obtained her first distinction in the 1947 season 3 The South Bend team finished tied in first place along with Rockford In the first round of the Shaughnessy playoffs third place Grand Rapids and sixth place Muskegon won their respective best of three series against fifth place Fort Wayne and fourth place Kenosha In the second round Rockford defeated South Bend in a best of seven series and Rockford won over Grand Rapids in a best of five series to determine the championship which was won by Rockford in the final best of five series 4 The AAGPBL peaked in attendance during the 1947 and 1948 seasons when the teams attracted almost a million paid fans for consecutive year But for the first time the league failed to reach the attendance desired since its foundation in 1943 5 Contents 1 Standings 2 Postseason 3 Batting statistics 4 Pitching statistics 5 All Star Game 6 See also 7 Sources 8 External linksStandings editRank Team W L W L GB 1 South Bend Blue Sox 75 36 676 2 Rockford Peaches 75 36 676 3 Grand Rapids Chicks 57 54 514 18 4 Kenosha Comets 58 55 505 19 5 Fort Wayne Daisies 52 57 477 23 6 Muskegon Lassies 46 66 411 29 1 2 7 Racine Belles 45 65 409 29 1 2 8 Peoria Redwings 36 73 330 39 6 Postseason editFirst roundBest of three seriesSecond rounda Best of seven seriesb Best of five seriesThird roundBest of five series1South Bend Blue Sox02Rockford Peaches42Rockford Peaches34Kenosha Comets13Grand Rapids Chicks16Muskegon Lassies36Muskegon Lassies03Grand Rapids Chicks33Grand Rapids Chicks35Fort Wayne Daisies1 6 Batting statistics editStatistic Player Record Batting average Doris Sams MUS Connie Wisniewski GR Doris Satterfield GR Inez Voyce GR Dorothy Kamenshek ROC Edythe Perlick RAC Evelyn Wawryshyn FW Helen Candaele KEN Vivian Kellogg FW Sophie Kurys RAC 279 278 259 257 255 255 251 251 247 245 Runs scored Sophie Kurys RAC Connie Wisniewski GR Dorothy Kamenshek ROC Elizabeth Mahon SB Senaida Wirth SB Thelma Eisen FW Ernestine Petras KEN Mary Baker SB Betty Wagoner SB Alma Ziegler GR 70 64 62 62 62 59 59 58 58 58 Hits Doris Sams MUS Connie Wisniewski GR Doris Satterfield GR Sophie Kurys RAC Dorothy Kamenshek ROC Vivian Kellogg FW Evelyn Wawryshyn FW Elizabeth Mahon SB Inez Voyce GR Dorothy Harrell ROC 114 113 109 102 98 98 98 97 96 95 Doubles Doris Satterfield GR Elizabeth Mahon SB Connie Wisniewski GR Marilyn Olinger GR Vivian Kellogg SB Helen Candaele KEN Dorothy Kamenshek ROC Rita Meyer PEO Mary Reynolds PEO Audrey Wagner KEN Evelyn Wawryshyn FW 22 16 13 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 Triples Eleanor Callow ROC Edythe Perlick RAC Doris Satterfield GR Betty Trezza RAC Jean Cione KEN Connie Wisniewski GR Evelyn Wawryshyn FW Wilma Briggs FW Helen Candaele KEN Madeline English RAC Dorothy Harrell ROC 11 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 Home runs Thelma Eisen FW Inez Voyce GR Audrey Wagner KEN Eleanor Callow ROC Sophie Kurys RAC Edythe Perlick RAC Doris Satterfield GR 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 Runs batted in Elizabeth Mahon SB Doris Satterfield GR Inez Voyce GR Dorothy Harrell ROC Alva Jo Fischer MUS Edythe Perlick RAC Ruth Lessing GR Betty Whiting SB Senaida Wirth SB Lavonne Paire GR Eleanor Callow ROC 60 58 53 50 47 41 40 40 40 37 36 Stolen bases Sophie Kurys RAC Ernestine Petras KEN Dorothy Kamenshek ROC Mary Baker SB Charlene Pryer MUS Elizabeth Mahon SB Senaida Wirth SB Helen Candaele KEN Betty Wagoner SB Evelyn Wawryshyn FW 137 73 69 68 68 66 66 65 64 64 Total bases Doris Satterfield GR Connie Wisniewski GR Edythe Perlick RAC Eleanor Callow ROC Elizabeth Mahon SB Evelyn Wawryshyn FW Vivian Kellogg FW Sophie Kurys RAC Dorothy Kamenshek ROC Helen Candaele KEN Inez Voyce GR 153 140 120 119 119 118 117 117 114 113 111 6 Pitching statistics editStatistic Player Record Wins Jean Faut SB Lois Florreich ROC Lillian Faralla SB Louise Erickson ROC Mildred Deegan FW Jean Cione KEN Earlene Risinger GR Doris Sams MUS Mildred Earp GR Maxine Kline FW 24 22 19 17 16 15 15 15 14 14 Winning percentage Rose Gacioch ROC Jean Faut SB Lois Florreich ROC Louise Erickson ROC Louise Arnold SB Lillian Faralla SB Jaynie Krick SB Alma Ziegler GR Ruth Williams SB Helen Nicol ROC 818 750 750 739 714 679 667 667 625 619 Earned run average Lois Florreich ROC Helen Nicol ROC Jean Faut SB Lillian Faralla SB Ruby Stephens KEN Louise Erickson ROC Jean Cione KEN Doris Sams MUS Ruth Williams SB Rose Gacioch ROC 0 67 0 98 1 10 1 36 1 38 1 54 1 57 1 58 1 64 1 68 Strikeouts Lois Florreich ROC Mildred Earp GR Jean Faut SB Earlene Risinger GR Dorothy Mueller PEO Kay Blumetta FW Barbara Rotvig KEN Alva Jo Fischer MUS Mildred Deegan FW Doris Sams MUS 210 143 120 116 114 102 97 86 82 81 Games pitched Lillian Faralla SB Jean Faut SB Erma Bergmann RAC Jean Cione KEN Ruby Stephens KEN Joanne Winter RAC Earlene Risinger GR Lois Florreich ROC Mildred Deegan FW Maxine Kline FW Doris Sams MUS 34 34 32 32 32 32 30 29 28 28 28 Innings pitched Lois Florreich ROC Jean Faut SB Lillian Faralla SB Mildred Deegan FW Earlene Risinger GR Maxine Kline FW Joanne Winter RAC Erma Bergmann RAC Jean Cione KEN Alice Haylett GR 269 261 245 234 234 229 228 225 223 220 6 All Star Game editMain article All American Girls Professional Baseball League All Star TeamSee also edit1949 Major League Baseball season 1949 Nippon Professional Baseball seasonSources edit All American Girls Professional Baseball League teams by season All American Girls Professional Baseball League Rules of Play SABR Project Doris Sams article by Jim Sargent All American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book W C Madden Publisher McFarland amp Company 2000 Format Softcover 294pp Language English ISBN 978 0 7864 3747 4 All American Girls Professional Baseball League History a b c d All American Girls Professional Baseball League Record BookExternal links editAAGPBL Official Website AAGPBL Records Baseball Historian files The Diamond Angle profiles and interviews SABR Projects Jim Sargent articles YouTube videos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1949 All American Girls Professional Baseball League season amp oldid 1218820959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
