Kenosha Comets
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The Kenosha Comets were a professional women's baseball team based in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that competed in the pioneering All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1940s and early 1950s.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team
ⓘ
professional women's baseball team ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1940s
ⓘ
early 1950s ⓘ |
| ballType | regulation AAGPBL ball ⓘ |
| basedIn | Kenosha, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | major professional women's baseball ⓘ |
| contributedTo | advancement of women in professional sports ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1951 ⓘ |
| era | World War II and postwar period ⓘ |
| foundedAs | original franchise of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ⓘ |
| gender | women's team ⓘ |
| governingBody | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Board of Directors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNotableManager |
Johnny Gottselig
NERFINISHED
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Josh Billings NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph McPhee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePlayer |
Audrey Wagner
NERFINISHED
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Dottie Kamenshek NERFINISHED ⓘ Maddy English NERFINISHED ⓘ Phyllis Koehn NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Jameson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of women's baseball history in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pioneering women's professional baseball team ⓘ |
| homeCityPopulationContext | mid-sized industrial city on Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| homeVenue | Simmons Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| league | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction | inspired elements of the film "A League of Their Own" ⓘ |
| nickname | Comets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | inaugural season of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ⓘ |
| partOf | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Western Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedAgainst |
Grand Rapids Chicks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milwaukee Chicks NERFINISHED ⓘ Racine Belles NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockford Peaches NERFINISHED ⓘ South Bend Blue Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum AAGPBL exhibit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamColors |
green
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white ⓘ |
| uniformType | one-piece tunic dress ⓘ |
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