Pretty RARE & Unique Ticket from wartime women's baseball.
You see them from after the war, but few and far between for wartime ones, must be in diehard collections, or there just are not many. None for this team and year graded by PSA.
Although one sold in December of 2019 for $385:
https://www.ticketstubcollection.com...irls-baseball/
The National Girls Baseball League (
NGBL) was a professional women's baseball league which existed from 1944 to 1954, with teams based in Chicago, Illinois. The National Girls Baseball League started a year after the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Football legend Red Grange served as commissioner of the National Girls Baseball League.
The National Girls Baseball League had six teams, all owned by Emery Parichy: the Bloomer Girls, Blue Birds, Chicks, Queens, Cardinals, and Music Maids. The Forest Park based Bloomer Girls were moved by Parichy to Chicago from Boston in 1937 and used the "Parichy Bloomer Girls" moniker, playing home games at Parichy Stadium. The league played at ballparks throughout Chicago, including Soldier Field and Wrigley Field.
League rosters included an African–American, Betty Chapman; a Chinese–American, Gwen Wong; and Nancy Ito, a Japanese–American. One player, Freda Savona, was rumored to earn $500 a week. Connie Wisniewski jumped to the NGBL when the AAGPBL switched to overhand throwing and Audrey Wagner was a notable AAGPBL player who switched to the NGBL. Pro Football Hall of Fame member Red Grange served as league president. Retired major league baseball players
Buck Weaver (Black Sox Scandal) and Woody English were team managers
Buck managed these very Bluebirds in 1944, not sure if he did in '45 can't find much out there on this, but here is a little:
https://www.clearbuck.com/about-geor...l-buck-weaver/
Also, what is unique about this Ticket it is dated for a game on August 7, 1945, the US dropped the Atomic Bomb the day before on August 6th on Hiroshima and then just a couple days later on August 9th on Nagasaki.
Just an amazing piece of history all wrapped up in one ticket.
Also, included is a non-related magazine with a nice cover, making for a nice display with the Ticket.
$195 Shipped