Name__________________________________________

Go to the website  www.chicagohistory.org/AOTM/apr99/apr99fact1.html

Read the information on the All American Girls Professional Baseball League and answer the following questions.

Why did the AAGBL start?_________________________________________________________

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Who started it?___________________________________________________________

What kind of school did the players have to attend?_______________________________________________________

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What years did the league play?____________________________________

How many women were on a team?_________________________________

How much money did the players earn a week in the early years?________________________________________________________

How much money did they earn in the later years?________________________________________________________

Write down two facts  that you learned about the AAGBL.

1.     ________________________________________________________

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2.     ________________________________________________________

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