Most of these women All-Stars were featured in the movie - A League of Their Own. For the first time in the 4-year-old league an official All-Star team was selected as a result of the combined vote of the managers who were active in 1946. All of those selected on this 1946 All-Star aggregation gained a clear-cut margin in total points and left no question as to their qualifications. And, as many as 53 different players received votes, which indicated how many of these women were top-notch baseball players. 1946 All-Stars All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: 1st Base: Dorothy Kamenshek, Rockford Peaches... 2nd Base: Sohie Kurys, Racine Belles... 3rd Base: Maddy English, Racine Belles... Shortstop: Senaida Wirth, South Bend Blue Sox... Catchers: Mary Baker, South Bend Blue Sox... Ruth Lessing, Grand Rapids Chicks... Outfielders: Merle Keagle, Grand Rapids Chicks... Elizabeth Mahon, South Bend Blue Sox... Ty Eisen, Rockford Peaches... Pitchers: Constance Wisniewski, Grand Rapids Chicks... Joanne Winter, Racine Belles... Anna May Hutchison, Racine Belles... Carolyn Morris, Rockford Peaches... ===================================== The above players also played under the following nicknames: - Dottie Kamenshek... Shoo Shoo Wirth... Pat Keagle... Lib Mahon... Bonnie Baker... Connie Wisniewski... Women's baseball history sponsored by The Wintersweet Foundation... Our editor Joe Balazs donated his time for their web-site and is the webmaster to help orphaned children around the world, please check out the web-site www.wintersweet.org
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