All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

1. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League • You will research the league and one player involved in it to create a giant baseball card for one of the players. • Next week, we’ll watch A League of Their Own. Although the movie characters are fictional, you might see some resemblance to your chosen player.

2. All American Girls Professional Baseball Cards • http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/articles • Use the biography as a starting point. • Find her stats using the player/profile search.

3. Baseball Card Requirements • Front of card: • Picture • Players name • The location of his/her hometown • The dates of his/her birth and death • Birthdate • Team • The years she played • Back of card: • Why was there a need for professional women’s baseball during World War II? • 3 unique pieces of information about the player • The statistics that best show her greatness • How did she fit requirements for the “ideal” for the All-American girl baseball player?

4. Why was there a need for professional women’s baseball during World War II? Read first 2 paragraphs of “league history.” How did she fit requirements for the “ideal” for the All-American girl baseball player?

5. Samples

6. A League of Their Own - Movie • While watching A League of their Own, write down the following: • 5 Main characters – what was their contribution to the film? • Who was your favorite character? Why? • Who was your least favorite character? Why? • Describe one major conflict that seems to keep occurring. • How is this conflict resolved? • What do you find odd or interesting about this film? Create 3 discussion questions for the class.