The Baltimore Monuments were a professional Softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

 team that played in the American Professional Slo-Pitch League during the 1977 season. They played their home games at Rips Memorial Stadium in Bowie, Maryland

Bowie, Maryland

Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 54,727 at the 2010 census. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the state of...

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The finished the season in first place of the Eastern Division with a record of 33-20. They defeated the New York Clippers

New York Clippers

The New York Clippers was a softball franchise based in Mount Vernon, New York and playing in the American Professional Slow Pitch League. They played for only one season, in 1977.-Team history:...

 in the first round of the playoffs, the Kentucky Bourbons

Kentucky Bourbons

Kentucky Bourbons were a team that played in professional softball leagues in the late 1970s and early 1980s.In 1977 the Bourbons won the American Professional Slow Pitch League Central Division, finishing eight games ahead of the Cleveland Jaybirds...

 in the second round of the playoff and were swept in the APSPL World Series by the Detroit Caesars

Detroit Caesars

The Detroit Caesars were a professional softball team that began play in the American Professional Slow Pitch Softball League in 1977, the first of three professional softball leagues.-History:...

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The team was disbanded after the 1977 season.