List of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League managers

The following is a list of managers who formed part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) during its twelve years of existence, from its inception in through the season.

This list presents data from an eight-year collaborative research project commanded by the AAGPBL Players' Association and is considered to be the definitive list of all the known managers that ever formed part of the league.

Bill Allington became the most successful manager in league history. He never had a losing season, while setting all-time records for the most championships titles (four, 1945 and 1948–1950), postseason appearances (nine, 1945–1946, 1948–1954), as well as regular season victories (583) and winning percentage (.594).

Some information is not available and is subject to future additions and eventual improvement.

ManagerTeam(s)Year(s)ChampionshipRef Eddie Ainsmith Rockford Peaches 1947 Bill Allington Rockford PeachesFort Wayne Daisies 1944–19461948–1954 19451948, 1949, 1950 Mary Baker Kalamazoo Lassies 1950 Dave Bancroft Chicago ColleensSouth Bend Blue SoxBattle Creek Belles 19481949–19501951 Patricia Barringer Chicago Colleens 1949–1950 Dick Bass Fort Wayne Daisies 1948 Carson Bigbee Springfield SalliesMuskegon Lassies 19481949 Josh Billings Kenosha Comets 1943–1944 Buzz Boyle Muskegon Lassies 1946 Guy Bush Battle Creek Belles 1951–1952 Mary Carey Peoria Redwings 1950 Max Carey Milwaukee ChicksFort Wayne Daisies 19441950–1951 1944   Joe Cooper Battle Creek BellesMuskegon Belles 19521953 Cooper, Joe AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Press Cruthers Kenosha Comets 1946 Cruthers, Press AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Norm Derringer Racine Belles 1950 Derringer, Norm AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Bill Edwards Rockford Peaches 1947 Edwards, Bill AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Thelma Eisen Peoria Redwings 1946 Eisen, Thelma AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Woody English Grand Rapids Chicks 1952–1954 1953 English, Woody AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Jimmie Foxx Fort Wayne Daisies 1952 Foxx, Jimmie AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Johnny Gottselig Racine BellesPeoria RedwingsKenosha Comets 1943–194419471949–1951 1943     Gottselig, Johnny AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Chet Grant South Bend Blue SoxKenosha Comets 1946–19471948 Grant, Chet AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Harold Greiner Fort Wayne Daisies 1949 Greiner, Harold AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. George Johnson Fort Wayne Daisies 1947 Johnson, George AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2012-05-15. Bubber Jonnard Minneapolis Millerettes   1944 Jonnard, Bubber AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Vivian Kellogg Fort Wayne Daisies   1949 Kellogg, Vivian AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-05-15. Jack Kloza Rockford Peaches 1944 Kloza, Jack AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Barbara Liebrich Springfield Sallies 1949–1950 Liebrich, Barbara AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Marty McManus Kenosha CometsSouth Bend Blue Sox 19441945, 1948 McManus, Marty AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Benny Meyer Grand Rapids Chicks 1945 Meyer, Bennie AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Leo Murphy Racine Belles 1945–1948 1946 Murphy, Leo AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Bert Niehoff South Bend Blue Sox 1943–1944 Niehoff, Bert AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Ernestine Petras Kenosha Comets 1950 Petras, Ernestine AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Johnny Rawlings Grand Rapids ChicksRockford Peaches 1946–19501953–1954 1947Rawlings, Johnny AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Mary Reynolds Peoria Redwings 1950 Reynolds, Mary AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Bill Rodgers Peoria Redwings 1946 Rodgers, Bill AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. William Rohrer Fort Wayne Daisies 1947 Rohrer, William AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Mary Rountree Fort Wayne Daisies 1950 Rountree Mary AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2012-05-15. Leo Schrall Peoria Redwings 1947–1949 Schrall, Leo AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Ralph Shinners Kenosha Comets 1947 Shinners, Ralph AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Mitch Skupien Grand Rapids ChicksKalamazoo Lassies 19511952–1954 1954 Skupien, Mitch AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Charley Stis Racine Belles 1945 Stis, Charley AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Eddie Stumpf Rockford PeachesKenosha Comets 19431945 Stumpf, Eddie AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05.     Bill Wambsganss     Fort Wayne DaisiesMuskegon Lassies 1945–19461947–1948 Wambsganss, Bill AAGPBL website – Retrieved 2011-09-05. Karl Winsch       South Bend Blue Sox           1951–1954     1951, 1952 Len Zintak Chicago ColleensSpringfield Sallies 19491950

References All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Official Website All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English.