AAGPBL FANS - WOMENS BASEBALL LEGEND SIGNED STAT BALL

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Ann Kmezich National Girls Baseball League Rookie of the Year 1949 This auction is for an autographed Leather cover photo stat baseball featuring a photo of former N.G.B.L. All-Star Ann Kmezich. Ann has signed and inscribed this ball with the following stats: Longest Home Run hit at Parichy Stadium '50-'52 Chicago Queens '53 Bloomer Girls 93 M.P.H Fastball 7-29-50 No-Hitter Rookie of the Year 1949 Buy it NOW and receive a FREE Ann Kmezich Postcard! Note: Photo of Ball is a stock photo signature placement may slightly vary.Certificate of Authenticity from The Marsh Collection Museum of Baseball History. N.G.B.L. History 1944-1954 In the infancy of 1942, America's future was being compromised and the start of the baseball season looked bleak. In a letter to the Whitehouse, the commissioner of baseball, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, questioned the future of the new season with America embarking on war. It was ordered by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt that baseball should continue; "I honestly feel that it would be best for the country to keep baseball going." This letter is known as baseball's "Green Light" letter. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed in 1943 as the first women's professional baseball league.The National Girls Baseball League emerged as a professional women's league in 1944. This new league fielded five teams:· Bloomer Girls· Blue Birds· Cardinals· Chicks· Kandy KidsIn 1945, the Kandy Kids became the Chicago Queens. That same year, the Music Maids were established, bringing the league to a total of six teams.In each year the N.G.B.L. operated, attendance grew in tandem and the popularity of the game, as well as the league, swelled as a result.The officers of the league were:· Arch Wolf ~ President· Harold "Red" Grange ~ Commissioner· Emery Parichy ~ Treasurer· Edwin T. Kolski ~ SecretaryThe Chicago Queens were a powerhouse dynasty in the league, securing four World Series Championships in the ten year history of the N.G.B.L. World Series Champions of the N.G.B.L. 1944 ~ Kandy Kids (later Chicago Queens)1945 ~ Music Maids1946 ~ Chicago Blue Birds1947 ~ Bloomer Girls1948 ~ Bloomer Girls1949 ~ Chicago Blue Birds1950 ~ Chicago Queens1951 ~ Chicago Queens1952 ~ Chicago Queens1953 ~ Bloomer Girls1954 ~ Incomplete Season/ League EndsThe A.A.G.P.B.L. was made popular by the movie "A League of Their Own" and gained notoriety as the exclusive women's baseball league, when in reality the A.A.G.P.B.L. and N.G.B.L. were a shared fabric in this historical era of baseball. So great was the rivalry and shared history of these leagues that they covered each others' highlights, scores, photos, and write-ups in their separate league magazines.Eventually, the A.A.G.P.B.L. gave way to the overhand pitch as well as longer bases, and a smaller ball after the 1948 season. Many star players crossed over for larger salaries to the N.G.B.L., which maintained the 12" ball and the underhand pitch. This is the only distinguishing factor between the two leagues. These two leagues, though existing for just a decade, ensured the eternally bright future for the games of baseball and softball alike. Ann Kmezich played in the National Girls Baseball league from 1949-1954. Career Highlights 1949 Rookie of the Year 93 m.p.h. fastball Tossed a no-hitter July, 29th 1950 Hit longest homerun out of Parichy Stadium . read more

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