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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 786 

Recognizing the history of women’s professional baseball in Indiana. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 

Mr. BRAUN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

DECEMBER 1, 2022 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the history of women’s professional baseball in 

Indiana. 

Whereas the All American Girls Professional Baseball League 

(referred to as the ‘‘League’’) has significant history in 

Indiana and the History Museum in South Bend holds 

the largest collection of memorabilia from the League; 

Whereas the League was established during World War II to 

provide a morale boost and family entertainment to aid 

in the war effort and gained popularity throughout the 

1940s; 

Whereas, in 1943, South Bend, Indiana became the fourth 

city to have a team competing in the League, the first 


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women’s professional baseball league in the history of the 

United States; 

Whereas South Bend was home to the Blue Sox for all 12 

years of the existence of the League and the Blue Sox 

played at Bendix Field and Playland Park in South 

Bend, Indiana; 

Whereas Fort Wayne was eager to bring a team to the city 

and the Fort Wayne Daisies debuted in 1945, with 

games held at North Side High School and later Memorial Park in Fort Wayne; 

Whereas the South Bend Blue Sox were both the League and 

playoff champions for the 1951 season and were the playoff champions for the 1952 season; 

Whereas the Fort Wayne Daises were the league champions 

for the 1952, 1953, and 1954 seasons; 

Whereas Dorothy ‘‘Dottie’’ Schroeder was the only woman 

who played all 12 seasons in the League and became a 

favorite player of fans of the South Bend Blue Sox, the 

Kenosha Comets, the Fort Wayne Daisies, and the Kalamazoo Lassies; 

Whereas the 1992 American sports comedy-drama film about 

the League, ‘‘A League of Their Own’’ was partially 

filmed in Indiana and was added to the National Film 

Registry by the Library of Congress in 2012; 

Whereas scenes from ‘‘A League of Their Own’’ of home 

games of the Rockford Peaches were filmed at League 

Stadium in Huntingburg, Indiana; and 

Whereas the championship game between Rockford and 

Racine in ‘‘A League of Their Own’’ was filmed at Bosse 

Field in Evansville, Indiana, which is the third oldest 

baseball park in the country still in use for professional 


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baseball, behind only Fenway Park and Wrigley Field: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes that Indiana played a significant 

3 role in the history of the All American Girls Profes4 sional Baseball League during the existence of the 

5 league through the successful teams in Indiana: the 

6 South Bend Blue Sox and the Fort Wayne Daisies; 

7 and 

8 (2) encourages people throughout Indiana to 

9 continue to honor and recognize the history and leg10 acy of women’s professional baseball through preser11 vation of memorabilia, facilities, and events that 

12 highlight the era of such professional athletes. 

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