Baseball season is here!

 

Dirt on Their Skirts:  The Story of the Young Women who Won the World Championship by Doreen Rappaport and Lyndall Callan tells the story of the true-life 1946 championship game between the Rockford Peaches and the Racine Belles.  Dirt on Their Skirts sets the scene for a young girl’s first professional baseball game.  The All American Girls Professional Baseball League site is full of histories, records, pictures, and player information.

Here is a little documentary of Racine Belles .

 

 

 

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