The Muskegon Belles were a women's professional baseball team that played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. During the league's history, over 600 women played ball.-History:...

 during the season.

The Belles represented Muskegon, Michigan

Muskegon, Michigan

Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County...

 and played their home games at Marsh Field. This made Muskegon the only city in AAGPBL history to host multiple teams. Previously, the Muskegon Lassies

Muskegon Lassies

The Muskegon Lassies were one of the expansion teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in , representing Muskegon, Michigan. The team played their home games at Marsh Field....

 had played there from through .

The new Belles team was also the third edition of a franchise. One of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League's four charter franchises, the original club was founded in Racine, Wisconsin

Racine, Wisconsin

Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 82,196...

 in 1943. Then the Racine Belles

Racine Belles

The Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from through out of Racine, Wisconsin. The team played its home games at Horlick Field.-History:...

, the team moved to Battle Creek, Michigan

Battle Creek, Michigan

Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county...

 in 1951, was renamed the Battle Creek Belles

Battle Creek Belles

The Battle Creek Belles were a women's professional baseball team that played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...

 and played for two seasons, before being replaced by the Muskegon Belles.

The 1953 Belles were the worst in the league. The team finished with a 39-70 record and folded after the end of the season, leaving the AAGPBL with just five teams for its final season in 1952.

Roster

• Chris Ballingall
  Chris Ballingall
  Chris Ballingall is a former female catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5'6", 145 lb., she batted left-handed and threw right-handed....
  
  
• Doris Barr
  Doris Barr
  Doris Barr [Dodie] was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 145 lb., Barr batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• Mary Carey
• Jean Cione
  Jean Cione
  Jean S. Cione [″Cy″] was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 8", 143 lb., She batted and threw left-handed.-AAGPBL rules of play:...
  
  
• Donna Cook
• Josephine Hasham
  Josephine Hasham
  Josephine Hasham [״Jo״] is a former pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Hasham batted right handed and threw left handed....
  
  
• Marilyn Jones
• Noella Leduc
• Alta Little
• Mirtha Marrero
• Betty McKenna
  Betty McKenna
  Betty McKenna [Mac] was a third basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. McKenna batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Lisbon, Ohio....
  
  
• Naomi Meier
• Ruth Middleton
• Nancy Mudge
  Nancy Mudge
  Nancy Mudge [Cato] is a former second basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 120 lb., Mudge batted and threw right handed. She was nicknamed ″Smudgie″....
  
  
• Betty Jean Peterson
• Marjorie Pieper
• Margaret Russo
  Margaret Russo
  Margaret Russo [née Jones] was a shortstop who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 130 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
  
  
• Barbara Sowers
• Kathryn Vonderau
  Kathryn Vonderau
  Kathryn E. Vonderau was a catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 155 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
  
  
• Nancy Warren
  Nancy Warren (baseball)
  Nancy Warren was a pitcher and infielder who played from through for six different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 130 lb., she batted and threw right handed...
  
  
• Renae Youngberg
  Renae Youngberg
  Renae Audrey Youngberg [Ray] is a former third basewoman who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and season...
  
  

Manager

• Joe Cooper

Chaperone

• Kay Kimble

Sources

• All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0786437472