Digital museum & archive exploring the National Girls Baseball League & the history of women’s baseball & softball. Curated by Adam Chu (@AAGCIII)
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The first issue of our newsletter, The Diamond Record, was sent out today! We hope you enjoy it! Want future editions? Sign up through our website & stay up to date with more stories from the history of women’s ⚾️ & 🥎.
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The National Girls Baseball League Legacy Map has been updated! It now features 76 locations that preserve league history, display memorabilia, or honor NGBL players—including two newly added archival collections. Explore the map: google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?m…
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In 1951, ABC brought "Girls Baseball" to prime-time network television. A year later, the program returned for a 2nd season, moving from Chicago to New York. The story of "Girls Baseball" & a forgotten chapter of women’s sports TV history:
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We had a lot of fun at yesterday’s @wpbl_official game between the @wpbl_firebells and @wpbl_heights! ⚾️
Great atmosphere, great game, and a great time celebrating women’s baseball.
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Their Turn at Bat has a new look! ⚾️🥎
We updated the site to better reflect what it's become: a digital museum & archive preserving the history of the NGBL & women’s baseball & softball.
Check it out & let us know what you think!
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Our NGBL Ballpark Map has been updated! We think we’ve found every place the league ever played—including the '47 Bluebirds winter games, the IGBL ballparks, & the 1951 Queens tour of the SW. 🥎
Find the link below!
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🎂 Today would have been Betty Chapman’s 96th birthday.
Born on Aug. 18, 1930, Betty broke the color barrier in the National Girls Baseball League on July 18, 1951, becoming the first African American woman to play in a pro softball league.
Happy birthday, Betty. 🥎
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We’ve added some new content to the “WOMEN’S BASEBALL” and “WOMEN’S SOFTBALL” sections of our website! Find them under MORE in the navigation bar. Check it out! ⚾️🥎
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New article is up! 🥎
I take a look at the American Soft Ball Association (ASBA), a forgotten St. Louis softball pioneer from the 1930s and 1940s.
A fascinating chapter in women’s #softball history that deserves to be remembered.
Read it here:
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Had a great night at the @prosbleague game in Normal, IL, watching the @_STLgatewaygold take on the @thekcdiamonds! 🥎 If you love great softball, show this league some love and give them a follow. The more attention they get, the more the game grows!
AUSL returns pro women’s #softball to network TV today, 75 yrs after ABC’s Girls Baseball featuring the NGBL’s Queens became the 1st prime-time nat’l TV series dedicated to a diamond sport in the US—another historic milestone & a chance to remember the pioneers who paved the way.
Today is Betty Chapman Day! On this day 75 years ago, Betty Chapman became the 1st African American woman to play in a pro 🥎 league, breaking the color barrier in the National Girls Baseball League. Today we honor her legacy and celebrate a true softball pioneer.
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Today we celebrate #NationalBlackWomenInSportsDay.
Black women have helped shape the history of sports for generations, even when their contributions were overlooked. At Their Turn at Bat, we’re proud to help preserve those stories so they won’t be forgotten.
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The history of women’s ⚾️ & 🥎 is more complicated than most people realize. My new Substack, What’s in a Name? When Girls Baseball Was Softball & Softball Was Baseball, untangles decades of confusion over what these leagues actually played.
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/adamch…
Today we celebrate #TitleIXDay & the women & girls who fought for opportunities in sports.
Title IX transformed athletics, building on foundations laid by pioneers like the women of the NGBL.
We honor their legacy & the progress they made possible.
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New Substack coming this week:
What’s in a Name? When Girls Baseball Was Softball and Softball Was Baseball
Untangling the often-confusing names of women’s leagues in the 1940s and 1950s
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