Episode 1: Birth of the AAGPBL

Come with us and relive the heyday of the South Bend Blue Sox and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. In this episode, we’re exploring the beginnings of the league from tryouts to train rides to the decision to land a team in South Bend, Indiana. Sources include The South Bend Blue Sox by Jim Sargent; The Dutiful Dozen by W.C. Madden; archived newspapers including (but not limited to) the South Bend Tribune, Chicago Tribune, Kenosha News, and Racine Journal-Times; the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Players' Association (aagpbl.org); and Grand Valley State University Digital Collections.

Part of Series 3: South Bend Blue Sox and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

A Bend in Time is presented by The History Museum in South Bend, Indiana and hosted by Aaron Helman. 

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