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Welcome to Their Turn at Bat, a digital museum preserving the history of the National Girls Softball League (NGSL), later known as the National Girls Baseball League (NGBL), which operated from 1944 to 1954. Before Title IX, the Olympics, and today’s women’s sports boom, professional women’s baseball and softball were already part of the American sporting landscape. Thousands of women played in professional leagues across the country, and the National Girls Baseball League was one of them. Explore the league’s people, teams, stadiums, photographs, and stories—and discover the legacy of the women who took the field. All images and research on this site are the property and copyright of Adam Chu / Their Turn at Bat. Do not claim any content as your own, alter image files in any way, or remove/attempt to remove any copyright notices or watermarks. Permission for use may be granted on a case-by-case basis upon request. By using any image or research from this site, you agree to provide proper credit and a link back to Adam Chu / Their Turn at Bat / nationalgirlsbaseballleague.com.
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Thillens Checashers' keystone combination of Jamie "Shorty" Deckard, SS, & Junior Fues, 2B
EXPLORE WOMEN'S BASEBALL & SOFTBALL HISTORY + HONORING THE WOMEN OF SOFTBALL
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