The South Bend Blue Sox : a history of the all-American girls professional baseball league team and its players, 1943-1954 / Jim Sargent and Robert M. Gorman ; forewords by Betsy Jochum, Sue Kidd, and Jean Faut.

Author: Sargent, Jim, 1941-

Imprint:Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.

Descriptionvii, 293 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Note:Forewords by Three South Bend Blue Sox (Betsy Jochum, Sue Kidd, Jean Faut); Preface; Introduction; 1. The Blue Sox and the All-American League: 1943; 2. South Bend's Second Winning Season: 1944; 3. The Last Wartime Season: 1945; 4. Making the Playoffs in the First Postwar Season: 1946; 5. Havana Adventure, Sidearm Pitching, and the Playoffs Again: 1947; 6. Overhand Pitching and the Ten-Team League: 1948; 7. The Blue Sox and the Peaches Win the Pennant: 1949; 8. The League Crisis and Fifth Place: 1950; 9. South Bend Wins the Shaughnessy Championship: 1951; 10. Champions Again-The Beautiful Dozen: 1952; 11. The Blue Sox and the League Struggle: 1953; 12. The Blue Sox and the Final Innings: 1954; Appendix: South Bend Roster, 1943-1954; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-286) and index.

Note:"This work chronicles the history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as seen through the eyes of the players and management and the experiences of the South Bend Blue Sox. These daring heroines helped pave the way toward greater freedom of choice for the generations of women who followed"--Provided by publisher.

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