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Title: Belles of the Ballpark
Author : Diana Star Helmer
Release Date : January 03, 2015
Genre: Baseball,Books,Sports & Outdoors,
Pages : * pages
Size : 1842 KB

Description

The movie A League of Their Own put the AAGPBL on the map, but books tell the real story. Belles of the Ballpark does just that, in an intimate, fun, and fact-filled account of the league and its players, from its inception in WWII to its vibrant popularity today. Read about:

• The Real motivations for forming a girls baseball league, and what it took for aspiring players to make the grade
• Life off the field and on the road for the girls leaguers, who endured grueling schedules, countless bus rides, and demanding public relations obligations
• The evolution of the game they played - from softball to modified baseball to a highly competitive brand of baseball
Other features include:
• Personal reflections from an all-star lineup of former players
• Reproductions of AAGPBL baseball cards, now scarce collectors’ items
• All about the more than 20 former major leaguers who were part of the league, including several Hall of Famers
• An interview with Casey Candaele, the big leaguer whose mom won an AAGPBL batting title
• The shocking story of the gag rule Hollywood clamped down onto former girls’ leaguers ahead of the release of A League of Their Own
• Profiles of the determined historians who led the crusade for AAGPBL recognition that culminated in a permanent exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame