South Bend Blue Sox
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The South Bend Blue Sox were a professional women's baseball team based in South Bend, Indiana, and one of the original franchises of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional women's baseball team
ⓘ
sports team ⓘ |
| ballType | transitioned from softball-sized to baseball-sized ball over league history ⓘ |
| cityRepresented | South Bend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| contributedTo | advancement of women in professional sports ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1954 ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
post–World War II era ⓘ |
| foundingContext | creation of women's professional baseball during World War II ⓘ |
| governingBody | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Board of Directors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChampionshipCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasFanBaseLocation | South Bend metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | women only ⓘ |
| hasHallOfFameRecognition | honored in the AAGPBL permanent display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⓘ |
| hasRosterSizeApprox | 15–20 players per season ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the original four AAGPBL teams ⓘ |
| homeVenue |
Bendix Field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Playland Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| league | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | recognized as part of early women's professional baseball history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indiana
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ South Bend, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manager |
Cappy Harada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Winsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction | inspired elements of the film "A League of Their Own" ⓘ |
| nickname | Blue Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Betty Wagoner
NERFINISHED
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Dottie Schroeder NERFINISHED ⓘ Earlene Risinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Faut NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFranchiseOf | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedSeasonRange | 1943–1954 ⓘ |
| regionRepresented | United States Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulesStyle | hybrid of softball and baseball rules in early years ⓘ |
| seasonType | summer professional league ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | skirt-style playing uniforms ⓘ |
| wonChampionship |
1951 AAGPBL Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1952 AAGPBL Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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