1948 All-American Girls Baseball League
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The 1948 season of the All-American Girls Baseball League was the sixth season of the league.
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[edit] Season Summary
[edit] Standings
- Italics indicates half champion, Bold indicates the sectional champion, Bold+Italics indicates the Shaughnessy Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids Chicks | 124 | 77 | 47 | 0.621 | -.- | Johnny Rawlings |
| 2 | Muskegon Lassies | 123 | 66 | 57 | 0.537 | 10.5 | Bill Wambsganss |
| 3 | South Bend Blue Sox | 126 | 57 | 69 | 0.452 | 21.0 | Marty McManus |
| 4 | Fort Wayne Daisies | 125 | 53 | 72 | 0.424 | 24.5 | Dick Bass |
| 5 | Chicago Colleens | 123 | 47 | 76 | 0.382 | 29.5 | Dave Bancroft |
[edit] Western Section
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racine Belles | 125 | 76 | 49 | 0.608 | -.- | Leo Murphy |
| 2 | Rockford Peaches | 123 | 74 | 49 | 0.602 | 1.0 | Bill Allington |
| 3 | Peoria Redwings | 125 | 70 | 55 | 0.560 | 6.0 | Leo Schrall |
| 4 | Kenosha Comets | 125 | 61 | 64 | 0.488 | 15.0 | Chet Grant |
| 5 | Springfield Sallies | 125 | 41 | 84 | 0.328 | 35.0 | Carson Bigbee |
[edit] Leaders
- Bold indicates league record
[edit] All-Star Game
The league's sixth All-Star Game was played on at . by a score of .
[edit] Postseason
The playoffs featured the top four teams from each of the league's Eastern and Westernsections. The teams competed in a best-of-five intra-sectional first round, with the first place team faced off against the third place team and the second place team played against the fourth place team. The winners then advanced to the best-of-five sectional finals. The sectional champions then met in the best-of-seven Shaughnessy Series.
[edit] Award Winners
The winner of the league's Player of the Year Award, was Audrey Wagner, an outfielder with the Kenosha Comets. The award was voted upon by the league's managers.
[edit] All-Star Team
The following players were named to the league's all-star team, as voted upon by the league's managers.
[edit] Notable Events
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| 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 |
