THE TEAMBROWN BLOG

After eight seasons, the Belles would give in to financial pressures and move to Battle Creek where they played for two seasons and then finished their existence as the Muskegon Belles

Kenosha’s most successful season was in 1950, finishing second with a 64-46 record, but lost in the 1st round of the playoffs

#Spotlight – In the AAGPBL’s final season in 1954, Joanne Weaver of Fort Wayne Daisies won the Player of the Year with a .429 average and 29 HR’s and 87 RBI’s

#Spotlight – 1953’s AAGPBL was 2nd timer – Jean Faut going 17-11 with 1.51 ERA, 143 K’s and 1 perfect game. Faut is considered the greatest pitcher in the league with a 160-64 record, 2 no-hitters ...

#Spotlight – 1952’s AAGPBL Player of the Year was Fort Wayne Daisies Betty Foss who hit .331 with 74 RBI’s, 81 runs and 56 SB’s

#Spotlight – South Bend Blue Sox Jean Faut wins the 1951 Player of the year going 15-7 with a 1.33 ERA, 135 K’s and 1 perfect game - www.aagpbl.org

#Spotlight – Alma Ziegler of the Grand Rapids Chicks won the 1950 Player of Year, going 19-7 with 1.38 ERA

The AAGPBL’s Doris Sams of the Muskegon Lassies wins 1949 Player of the Year, becoming the 1st player to win 2 awards. She was 15-10 with 1.58 ERA and hitting .279 with 35 runs and 35 RBI's.

Audrey Wagner of the Kenosha Comets wins the AAGPBL’s 1948 Player of the Year award, hitting .312 with 56 RBI’s, 70 runs and 53 stolen bases.