We Were the All-American Girls: Interviews with Players of the Aagpbl, 1943-1954

by Jim Sargent

Here are 42 interviews with women who competed in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Each interview features data about the player, a short summary of her athletic career, and the player's recollections. A brief history covers the many changes as the league evolved from underhand pitching with a 12-inch circumference ball in 1943 to overhand pitching, adopted in 1948, through the circuit's final year, 1954, when a regulation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786469838
• ISBN13: 9780786469833
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher