Racine Belles
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Racine Belles were a pioneering women's professional baseball team from Racine, Wisconsin, that competed in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1940s and early 1950s.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team
ⓘ
women's professional baseball team ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1950 ⓘ |
| era |
1940s
ⓘ
early 1950s ⓘ |
| foundedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | women ⓘ |
| homeBallpark | Horlick Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity | Racine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeState | Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| league | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Racine, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction | inspiration for team in the 1992 film "A League of Their Own" ⓘ |
| nickname | Belles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableManager | Leo Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Dorothy Kamenshek
NERFINISHED
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Edith Houghton NERFINISHED ⓘ Maddy English NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophie Kurys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early women's professional baseball history in the United States ⓘ |
| playedIn | United States Midwest ballparks ⓘ |
| represented | Racine, Wisconsin in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamColors |
navy blue
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white ⓘ |
| wonChampionship |
1943 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League championship
ⓘ
1946 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League championship ⓘ |
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