Merrie A. Fidler

The Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

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Produktbeschreibung

This in-depth treatment of the organization and operation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League draws on primary documents from league owner Arthur Meyerhoff and others for a unique perspective inside the AAGPBL. The study begins with a brief history of women's softball, an important precursor to, and talent pool for, women's professional baseball. Next the book investigates league administration and organization as well as publicity and promotion. Later chapters cover team administrative structures, managers, chaperones, player backgrounds, and league policies. Finally, discussion focuses on the activities of the AAGPBL Players' Association from 1980 onward. Informed by many years of research and insights from former players, this exhaustive history contains 149 photographs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 753g
• ISBN-13: 9780786460892
• ISBN-10: 078646089X
• Artikelnr.: 29507035

Autorenporträt

Retired teacher and coach Merrie A. Fidler has published several articles on the history of women in sports. She lives in Trinidad, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables     
Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Jean Cione     
Preface     
PART I-HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
1: The Establishment of Softball as a Sport for American Women,
1900-1940     
PART II-LEAGUE ADMINISTRATION
2: The Trustee Administration, 1943-1944     
3: Establishing the Public Image: Publicity and Promotion, 1943-1944     
4: The Management Corporation, 1945-1950     
5: Expansion of Public Exposure: Publicity and Promotion, 1945-1950     
6: Independent Team Owners, 1951-1954     
7: Decentralization of Publicity and Promotion, 1951-1954     
PART III-TEAM ADMINISTRATION
8: Team Administrative Structure and Personnel     
9: Team Managers     
10: Chaperones     
PART IV-THE PLAYERS
11: Player Recruitment and Sociological Characteristics     
12: AAGBBL Player Policies and Regulations     
13: AAGBBL All-Stars     
PART V-BEYOND THE PLAYING FIELD
14: The Newsletter and the First National Reunion     
15: The Archives and the Baseball Hall of Fame     
16: The Organization of the Players' Association and A League of Their Own
     
17: The Players' Association, 1990-2004     
PART VI-SUMMATION
18: Summary and Conclusions     
PART VII-APPENDICES
Appendix 1: AAGPBL Players' Association Offices and Committee Positions
Held, 1980-2004     
Appendix 2: AAGBBL Highlights     
Appendix 3: The League Song     
Appendix 4: AAGBBL Champions     
Appendix 5: AAGBBL Point Rating Chart     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index