The Family History Project
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Women in Baseball- Required Charm School
The following text was taken from the charm school guide located in the collections of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library. When you become a player in the-American Girls Baseball League you have reached the highest position that a girl can attain in this sport. the-American Girls Baseball League is getting great public attention because…
“You Want to Ride the Ball…..”
(originally written in March 2017) I heard some version of that sentence at least three times. It still haunts me a bit from time to time. Allow me to work up to giving you more information at the end of the blog. During the summer of 1978, I began working as a Union…
Women in Baseball Wednesday Rules of Conduct
THE RULES OF CONDUCT FOR PLAYERS AS SET UP BY THE ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE THE MANAGEMENT SETS A HIGH STANDARD FOR THE GIRLS SELECTED FOR THE DIFFERENT CLUBS AND EXPECTS THEM TO LIVE UP TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT WHICH RECOGNIZES THAT STANDARD. THERE ARE GENERAL REGULATIONS NECESSARY AS A MEANS OF…
Women in Baseball Wednesday- AAGPBL- Formation History
Note: With major league players off to World WarII and minor league teams becoming non-existant, the time was ripe for women to play baseball. The fan base was ready and willing for this new sport. All American Girls Professional Baseball League By the fall of 1942, many minor league teams disbanded due to…
Women in Baseball – Central Illinois Gals
One of the earliest memories that I have was in kindergarten when the teacher asked us to write what you want to be then you grow up. I remember putting ‘athlete’. I remember putting that, and my teacher said, “You can’t be an athlete, Sarah.” She was a nun. I went to Catholic school. I…
Several Short Bios from the Central Illinois Area
This is the final post on major league players born in Central Illinois. I could have included many of the stars of the game from these counties such as Jim Thome, Joe Girardi, Robin Roberts, Ben Zobrist, Dick Schofield and many more. I made the decision to stick with the lesser-known players. Here are some…
Richard Kinsella and his son Bob- Born in Springfield, Il – Baseball Scout and Team Owner
Central Illinois has had many major league baseball players in history. Let’s look at them from the 12 counties that we have selected to become Central Illinois. (Logan, McLean, DeWitt, Woodford, Fulton, Peoria, Mason, Tazewell, Cass, Morgan, Menard, Sangamon). As I snooped around looking for information on Robert Kinsella, I happily stumbled upon an…
Bob Barnes – Born in Washburn- Played for White Sox
Central Illinois has had many major league baseball players in history. Let’s look at them from the 12 counties that we have selected to become Central Illinois. (Logan, McLean, DeWitt, Woodford, Fulton, Peoria, Mason, Tazewell, Cass, Morgan, Menard, Sangamon). He was born as Robert (Bob) Avery Barnes on January 6, 1902, in Washburn, Illinois…
Stub Smith- Born in Elmwood
Central Illinois has had many major league baseball players in history. Let’s look at them from the 12 counties that we have selected to become Central Illinois. (Logan, McLean, DeWitt, Woodford, Fulton, Peoria, Mason, Tazewell, Cass, Morgan, Menard, Sangamon). There is virtually nothing written about this player. STUB SMITH- Born in Elmwood,…