Minneapolis
Millerettes - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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1944 - All-American Girls Professional Ball League, 23-36 (first
half), 22-36 (second half) - Standings, statistics, and notes follow
game-by-game results (the league referred to itself as the All-American Girls
Softball League in 1943, the All-American Girls Professional Ball League in
1944, and by 1945 as the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League) |
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Manager:
Claude "Bubber" Jonnard |
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*Scheduled
for seven innings |
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Date |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
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First Half |
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Sa 5/27 |
Rockford Peaches |
L 4-5 |
0-1 |
Losing
pitcher-Dorothy Wiltse. Halsey Hall,
in the May 28, 1944 Minneapolis Tribune, reported, "A crowd of several hundred left with varying
degrees of satisfaction. But the
customers generally acclaimed the opening an entertaining game, marveled at
the throwing arm of local Shortstop Pepper Paire and the ground-covering,
fly-catching genius of Los Angeles' Fay [sic] Dancer in centerfield." |
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*Su 5/28-1 |
Rockford |
W 7-6 |
1-1 |
Winning
pitcher-Audrey Haine. Loretta Dwojak
singles home Faye Dancer with the winning run with 1 out in the last of the
7th. |
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Su 5/28-2 |
Rockford |
L 0-2 |
1-2 |
LP-Marguerite Jones. |
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M 5/29 |
Rockford |
W 7-6 |
2-2 |
WP-Wiltse. Millerettes score 2 in the last of the 9th
on 4 straight walks issued by Irene Appelgren and an infield roller by
Dancer. |
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*Tu 5/30-1 |
at Kenosha Comets |
L 0-6 |
2-3 |
LP-Haine. |
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Tu 5/30-2 |
at Kenosha |
W 16-14 |
3-3 |
WP-Jones. Dancer hits a grand slam in a 12-run 4th
inning. |
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W 5/31 |
at Kenosha |
L 2-10 |
3-4 |
LP-Dancer. Millerettes outhit Comets 10-2, but Dancer
walks 8 and Millerettes make 6 errors. |
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Th 6/1 |
at Kenosha |
W 1-0 |
4-4 |
5-hitter by Wiltse,
who strikes out 10. Lorraine Borg has
3 hits. |
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F 6/2 |
at Rockford |
W 8-2 |
5-4 |
WP-Jones. |
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Sa 6/3 |
at Rockford |
L 10-13 |
5-5 |
LP-Dancer. |
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*Su 6/4-1 |
at Rockford |
W 3-2 (11) |
6-5 |
WP-Haine. |
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Su 6/4-2 |
at Rockford |
W 2-1 |
7-5 |
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M 6/5 |
at South Bend Blue Sox |
W 7-5 |
8-5 |
WP-Jones. |
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Tu 6/6 |
at South Bend, ppd. |
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W 6/7 |
at Racine Belles |
L 5-11 |
8-6 |
LP-Haine. Belles
steal 24 bases. |
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Th 6/8 |
at Racine |
W 4-0 |
9-6 |
4-hitter by Wiltse,
who strikes out 11. |
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*F 6/9-1 |
at South Bend, rain |
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Millerettes trade
Elizabeth Mahon to Kenosha for 15-year-old second-baseman Anna Meyer. |
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F 6/9-2 |
at South Bend, rain |
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Millerettes in second
place, 1 game behind South Bend. |
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*Sa 6/10-1 |
at South Bend |
L 1-4 |
9-7 |
LP-Jones. |
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Sa 6/10-2 |
at South Bend |
W 3-0 |
10-7 |
4-hitter by Wiltse. |
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*Su 6/11-1 |
at South Bend |
W 3-2 (11) |
11-7 |
WP-Wiltse. |
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Su 6/11-2 |
at South Bend |
L 3-13 |
11-8 |
LP-Lee |
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M 6/12 |
at Racine |
L 0-7 |
11-9 |
LP-Jones. |
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Tu 6/13 |
at Racine |
W 1-0 |
12-9 |
3-hitter by
Wiltse. Millerettes score in the 9th
on a single by Peggy Torrison, two sacrifices' and Dwojak's infield roller. |
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*W 6/14-1 |
at Kenosha |
L 0-2 |
12-10 |
LP-Haine. Mildred Pratt pitches a no-hitter for
Kenosha. |
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W 6/14-2 |
at Kenosha |
L 5-10 |
12-11 |
LP-Jones. |
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F 6/16 |
Racine |
L 2-3 (15) |
12-12 |
WP-Wiltse. Wiltse has no-hitter for first 10-2/3
innings, finishes with 6-hitter and strikes out 10. Millerettes leave 22 runners on base. |
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Sa 6/17 |
Racine |
W 7-6 |
13-12 |
Haine beats Joanne
Winter. Sophie Kurys steals 3 bases
for Racine to bring her season total to 30 (she finished with 166). |
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*Su 6/18-1 |
Racine |
W 7-3 |
14-12 |
WP-Wiltse. |
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Su 6/18-2 |
Racine |
L 1-3 |
14-13 |
LP-Jones. |
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M 6/19 |
South Bend |
L 1-7 |
14-14 |
LP-Haine. Blue Sox score 7 in the first inning off
Haine, who was relieved by Lee, without retiring a batter. |
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Tu 6/20 |
South Bend |
L 1-7 |
14-15 |
LP-Haine. Blue Sox get only 2 hits off Haine and
Jones but steal 14 bases. |
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W 6/21 |
South Bend |
L 7-8 |
14-16 |
LP-Wiltse. Blue Sox steal 12 bases. |
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Th 6/22 |
Kenosha, rain |
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*F 6/23-1 |
Kenosha |
L 7-9 (7) |
14-17 |
LP-Wiltse. |
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F 6/23-2 |
Kenosha |
L 1-5 |
14-18 |
LP-Lee. Catcher Lorraine Borg and
infielder/outfielder Peggy Torrison leave the Millerettes to return to the
Twin Cities softball league. |
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Sa 6/24 |
Kenosha |
W 14-10 |
15-18 |
Lee wins in
relief. Viv Kellogg gets 4 hits,
including a triple and home run, and drives in 6 runs. |
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*Su 6/25-1 |
South Bend |
L 1-3 |
15-19 |
LP-Jones. |
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Su 6/25-2 |
South Bend |
L 3-9 |
15-20 |
LP-Haine. |
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M 6/26 |
South Bend |
W 2-1 |
16-20 |
WP-Wiltse. |
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W 6/28 |
Rockford |
W 5-2 |
17-20 |
WP-Jones. |
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Th 6/29 |
Rockford |
L 7-9 |
17-21 |
LP-Elizabeth Farrow. |
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F 6/30 |
Rockford |
L 3-5 |
17-22 |
LP-Wiltse. |
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Sa 7/1 |
Rockford |
L 3-16 |
17-23 |
LP-Haine. Peaches steal 18 bases. Catcher Edna Frank throws out only one
runner stealing. |
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*Su 7-2-1 |
at Milwaukee Chicks |
L 0-9 |
17-24 |
LP-Lee. |
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Su 7/2-2 |
at Milwaukee |
L 7-12 |
17-25 |
LP-Farrow. Brewers have 15 walks and 12 stolen
bases. Doris Tetzlaff hits a grand
slam for the Chicks. |
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M 7/3 |
at Milwaukee |
L 4-8 |
17-26 |
LP-Jones. |
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*Tu 7/4-1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 4-11 |
17-27 |
LP-Farrow. |
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Tu 7/4-2 |
at Milwaukee |
L 6-8 |
17-28 |
LP-Haine. Millerettes release Meyer and Frank and
sign Catherine Blumetta and Betty Trezza. |
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Th 7/6 |
Racine, rain |
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*F 7/7-1 |
Racine |
L 2-4 |
17-29 |
LP-Wiltse. |
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F 7/7-2 |
Racine |
L 3-6 |
17-30 |
LP-Lee. 10th straight loss. |
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*Sa 7/8-2 |
Racine |
W 5-1 |
18-30 |
WP-Haine. |
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Sa 7/8-2 |
Racine |
W 7-5 |
19-30 |
WP-Jones. |
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*Su 7/9-1 |
Kenosha |
L 1-3 |
19-31 |
Jones pitches
1-hitter but loses. |
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Su 7/9-2 |
Kenosha |
L 3-5 |
19-32 |
LP-Lee. Helen Callaghan homers for the Millerettes. |
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M 7/10 |
Kenosha |
L 0-3 |
19-33 |
LP-Wiltse. |
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Tu 7/11 |
Milwaukee |
L 2-6 (14) |
19-34 |
LP-Haine. |
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*W 7/12-1 |
Milwaukee |
L 0-1 |
19-35 |
LP-Lee, who gives up
only 2 hits. |
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W 7/12-2 |
Milwaukee |
W 12-6 |
20-35 |
WP-Wiltse. |
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Th 7/13 |
Milwaukee |
L 1-8 |
20-36 |
LP-Farrow. |
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F 7/14 |
Milwaukee |
W 7-6 |
21-36 |
WP-Haine. |
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*Su 7/16-1 |
Milwaukee |
W 4-3 |
22-36 |
LP-Wiltse. |
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Su 7/16-2 |
Milwaukee |
W 4-3 (10) |
23-36 |
WP-Lee. Wiltse has a perfect game into the
7th. Kellogg singles home Lillian
Jackson with the winning run with 2 out in the last of the 10th. |
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Second Half |
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W 7/19 |
at Milwaukee |
L 4-5 |
0-1 |
LP-Wiltse. |
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Th 7/20 |
at Milwaukee |
L 2-3 |
0-2 |
Jo Kabick beats
Haine. |
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F 7/21 |
at Milwaukee |
W 9-1 |
1-2 |
WP-Lee. Callaghan, the league's leading hitter,
goes 3 for 3 with a home run. |
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Sa 7/22 |
at Milwaukee |
W 5-4 |
2-2 |
WP-Wiltse. |
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League president Ken Sells announces that Millerettes will have
to play their remaining games on the road.
Other teams complained of having to make trips to Minneapolis,
including heavy traveling expenses to play before small crowds. Minneapolis sends infielders Loretta Dwojak
to South Bend and Judy Dusanko to Racine and acquires third baseman Margaret
Callaghan. |
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Su 7/23 |
at Racine |
L 5-12 |
2-3 |
The Minneapolis
newspapers discontinued coverage of the Millerettes after the team went on
the road to stay but occasionally had scores listed for the league. The Milwaukee Journal had game stories for the local team, which the paper referred
to as the Schnitts (and also referred to the Minneapolis team as the Lakers);
the newspaper usually, but not always, included results from other games in
the league, although some games are missing.
Also, doubleheaders probably had one game scheduled for 7 innings
although these are not indicated in the game
accounts. The Journal did include standings and
team records with most game accounts. |
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Su 7/23 |
at Racine |
L 2-12 |
2-4 |
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M 7/24 |
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Tu 7/25 |
at Racine |
L 1-5 |
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W 7/26 |
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Th 7/27 |
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F 7/28 |
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Sa 7/29 |
at Kenosha |
W 18-0 |
3-7 |
Annabelle Lee pitches
the first perfect game in league history. |
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Su 7/30-1 |
at South Bend |
L 0-1 |
3-8 |
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Su 7/30-2 |
at South Bend |
W 9-1 |
4-8 |
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M 7/31 |
at South Bend |
L 3-9 |
4-9 |
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W 8/2-1 |
at South Bend |
W 2-1 |
5-9 |
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W 8/2-2 |
at South Bend |
W 5-3 |
6-9 |
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Th 8/3 |
at South Bend |
L 1-2 |
6-10 |
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F 8/4 |
at Kenosha |
L 1-12 |
6-11 |
Kenosha, 7-12, moves
out of last place and ahead of Minneapolis. |
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Sa 8/5 |
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Su 8/6-1 |
at Kenosha |
L 3-7 |
6-13 |
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Su 8/6-2 |
at Kenosha |
W 3-1 |
7-13 |
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M 8/7 |
at Rockford |
W 6-4 |
8-13 |
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Tu 8/8-1 |
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Tu 8/8-2 |
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W 8/9 |
at Rockford |
L 0-5 |
9-15 |
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Th 8/10 |
at Rockford |
L 3-9 |
9-16 |
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F 8/11 |
at Kenosha |
W 7-1 |
10-16 |
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Sa 8/12 |
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Su 8/13-1 |
at Kenosha |
L 1-2 |
10-18 |
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Su 8/13-2 |
at Kenosha |
L 5-6 |
10-19 |
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M 8/14 |
at Rockford |
W 9-7 |
11-19 |
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Tu 8/15 |
at Rockford, rain |
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W 8/16-1 |
at Rockford |
W 8-2 |
12-19 |
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W 8/16-2 |
at Rockford |
L 1-2 |
12-20 |
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Th 8/17 |
at Racine |
L 0-3 |
12-21 |
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F 8/18-1 |
at Racine |
W 2-1 |
13-21 |
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F 8/18-2 |
at Racine |
W 6-5 |
14-21 |
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Sa 8/19 |
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Su 8/20-1 |
at South Bend |
L 0-2 |
15-22 |
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Su 8/20-2 |
at South Bend |
L 5-6 |
15-23 |
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M 8/21 |
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Tu 8/22 |
at South Bend |
L 0-1 |
16-24 |
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W 8/23 |
at South Bend |
L 4-6 |
16-24 |
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Th 8/24 |
at South Bend |
L 1-3 |
16-25 |
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Sa 8/26 |
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Su 8/27 |
at Milwaukee |
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M 8/28 |
at Racine |
L 1-2 |
17-28 |
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Tu 8/29 |
at Racine |
L 0-4 |
17-29 |
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W 8/30 |
at Racine |
L 5-7 |
17-30 |
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Th 8/31-1 |
at Milwaukee |
L 1-3 |
17-31 |
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Th 8/31-2 |
at Milwaukee |
L 1-2 (8, 11:00 curfew) |
17-32 |
Game was delayed
twice by rain. |
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M 9/4-1 |
Milwaukee at Oshkosh |
W 4-1 |
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M 9/4-2 |
Milwaukee at Oshkosh |
L 2-5 |
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Tu 9/5 |
Milwaukee at Oshkosh, rain |
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First Half |
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Manager |
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Kenosha |
36 |
23 |
Marty McManus |
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South Bend |
33 |
25 |
Bert Niehoff |
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Milwaukee |
31 |
27 |
Max Carey |
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Racine |
28 |
32 |
Johnny Gottselig |
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Rockford |
24 |
32 |
Jack Kloza |
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Minneapolis |
23 |
36 |
Claude
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Second Half |
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Milwaukee |
40 |
19 |
Max Carey |
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South Bend |
31 |
27 |
Bert Niehoff |
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Rockford |
29 |
28 |
Jack Kloza |
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Racine |
26 |
31 |
Johnny Gottselig |
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Kenosha |
25 |
32 |
Marty McManus |
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Minneapolis |
22 |
36 |
Claude
"Bubber" Jonnard |
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Milwaukee beat Kenosha
4 games to 3 in the Scholarship Playoffs in a series that took place from
Friday, September 8 through Sunday, September 17. All the games were played in Kenosha
because Borchert Field in Milwaukee wasn't available (at least in part
because the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association were in the
playoffs. Milwaukee won the last two
games, 2-1 in 11 innings and 3-0 in the final game, and Connie Wisniewski of
Milwaukee pitched a 3-hitter in each game.
In the final game, Kenosha made 7 errors, 6 of them by first-baseman
Lefty Ganote (who was described as "the league-leading defensive first
baseman" in 1944 on the Official Website of the AAGPBL -
http://www.aagpbl.org). |
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Statistics |
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Player |
Games |
Batting Average |
Home Runs |
Runs Batted In |
Position |
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Helen Callaghan |
109 |
.287 |
3 |
17 |
rf |
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Faye Dancer |
86 |
.274 |
2 |
48 |
cf-p |
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Lavonne "Pepper" Paire |
58 |
.241 |
0 |
20 |
ss-c |
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Margaret Wisager* |
72 |
.212 |
2 |
38 |
3b |
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Elizabeth Mahon* |
86 |
.211 |
3 |
38 |
2b |
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Viv Kellogg |
97 |
.202 |
3 |
46 |
1b |
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Loretta Dwojak* |
39 |
.201 |
0 |
19 |
2b |
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Lillian Jackson |
58 |
.201 |
0 |
19 |
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Irene Ruhnke* |
86 |
.193 |
0 |
26 |
IF-OF |
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Audrey Kissel |
101 |
.189 |
1 |
19 |
2b |
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Margaret Callaghan |
47 |
.182 |
0 |
10 |
3b |
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Ruth Lessing |
57 |
.177 |
0 |
11 |
c |
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Judy Dusanko* |
58 |
.167 |
0 |
16 |
2b-3b |
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Peggy Torrison |
16 |
.167 |
0 |
5 |
IF-OF |
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Lorraine Borg |
23 |
.133 |
0 |
2 |
c |
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Catherine Blumetta* |
33 |
.110 |
0 |
7 |
IF-OF |
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Edna Frank* |
15 |
.109 |
0 |
2 |
c |
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Betty Trezza |
63 |
.108 |
2 |
16 |
ss |
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Anna Meyer* |
17 |
.107 |
0 |
1 |
infielder |
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Pitcher |
G |
IP |
W |
L |
ERA |
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Dorothy Wiltse |
38 |
297 |
20 |
16 |
1.88 |
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Annabelle Lee |
29 |
211 |
11 |
14 |
2.43 |
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Marguerite Jones |
28 |
175 |
6 |
12 |
3.70 |
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Audrey Haine |
34 |
230 |
8 |
20 |
4.85 |
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Elizabeth Farrow |
10 |
99 |
1 |
12 |
5.64 |
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*Dwojak’s statistics
include games played with South Bend in 1944, Mahon and Meyer’s statistics
include games with Kenosha, Wisager's include games with Milwaukee, Ruhnke
and Blumetta's include games with Rockford, and Dusanko and Frank's include
games with Racine. |
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Statistics from
http://www.aagpbl.org and The All-American Professional
Baseball League Record Book by W. C. Madden,
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