{"product_id":"the-all-american-girls-professional-baseball-w-c-madden-9780786437474","title":"The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book: Comprehensive Hitting, Fielding and Pitching Statistics","description":"\u003cp\u003e For a dozen years during the 1940s and 1950s more than 600 women played professional baseball in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Some of these women compiled some eye-popping statistics unequaled by their male counterparts: Sophie Kurys swiped 200 bases in one season; Joanne Winter hurled 63 consecutive scoreless innings; pitcher Jean Faut sported a .910 winning percentage one season. Few know that Joanne Weaver was the last professional baseball player to hit .400 in a season: .429 in 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This reference book contains the hitting, fielding and pitching records of all women who played in the AAGPBL during its 12-year history. The book also contains all of the team and individual playoff records of the league, compiled for the first time. Included herein are rosters of the all-star teams, as well as a listing of all pitching and batting champions. A brief history of the league is recounted. Complementing the statistics are photos of the league championship teams and key players.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. C. Madden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786437472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786437474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.97h x 6.95w x 0.70d","brand":"W. C. Madden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443679047935,"sku":"9780786437474","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f4de396-b674-4b9c-9b79-e098b4c79f64.jpg?v=1777207083","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-all-american-girls-professional-baseball-w-c-madden-9780786437474","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}