Bowie Meets Girls
May 18, 2009 4:49 PM
(from press release)
The Bowie Baysox will honor members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League with AAGPBL Tribute Night on Saturday, May 30, 2009, as the Baysox host the Harrisburg Senators at 7:05 PM at Prince George’s Stadium.
The following former AAGPBL players are scheduled to appear:
- Sarah Jane “Salty” (Sands) Ferguson
- Ruth “Rocky” (Kramer) Hartman
- Gloria (Cordes) Elliott
- Joanne McComb
- Gertrude (Alderfer) Benner
- Joyce Steele
- Ruth “Richy” Richard
The players will be honored during on-field ceremonies prior to the game. The ladies will toss out ceremonial first pitches and will meet and greet fans after the national anthem. They will also be available for autographs and photos with fans throughout the game.
The AAGPBL — the world’s first recorded professional women’s baseball league — was founded in 1943 by Philip K. Wrigley and consisted of up to 10 teams from the Midwest. The league lasted until 1954 and was immortalized in the hit 1992 movie “A League of Their Own” starring Tom Hanks, Rosie O’Donnell, Geena Davis and Madonna, and directed by Penny Marshall.
The Baysox are in the midst of their 17th season as the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Individual game tickets and ticket packages are available now at www.baysox.com or by calling the box office at (301) 464-4865.
