The women Played on

Today we look back at one of the longest baseball games played by women. The All-American Girls Baseball League game played on July 31, 1947 at Horlick Field in Racine, Wisconsin between the Racine Belles and the South Blue Sox went 22 innings. The Blue Sox won the game by a score of 4-3 in 4 hours and 30 minutes. Both pitchers Eleanor Dapkus of the Belles and Jean Faut of the Blue Sox went all the way. The two teams traded single runs in the 14th inning. For Dapkus it was her first game as a pitcher, she was previously an outfielder. She had excelled as an outfielder and would not disappoint on the mound. She would retire after the 1950 season when the Belles moved to Battle Creek, Michigan. Faut was in the middle of her second of eight league seasons. She would go on to win player of year honors twice, pitch four no-hitters, two of them perfect games.

Tomorrow we will look at the Porterville Comets.