A new league marks another major moment in a scattered history for women’s pro baseball
Summary
The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) is starting its first season, the first women’s pro baseball league in the U.S. in nearly 30 years. The league has four teams playing at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois, marking an important step in the history of women’s baseball.Key Facts
- The WPBL begins play with teams from New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
- All games and playoffs will be held at Robin Roberts Stadium, which seats 5,200 people.
- Springfield hosted one of the earliest paid women’s baseball games in 1875.
- Notable players include Kelsie Whitmore, Mo’ne Davis, and Ayami Sato.
- Each team will have 15 active players for games lasting seven innings.
- The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was the first women’s pro league, running from 1943 to 1954.
- Interest in women’s baseball grew again after the 1992 film “A League of Their Own.”
- Previous women’s pro teams included the Colorado Silver Bullets and the Ladies Professional Baseball League, which folded in the 1990s.
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