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mitch skupien

mitch skupien was a manager and executive in the all-american girls professional baseball league .
very little is known about this man who worked hard for the aagpbl during the final five years of its existence .
previously , skupien had managed the rayson sporting goods , a chicago baseball team , and also had served as a scout for the aagpbl since the early years of the circuit .
he reported to the board of directors in 1949 and later managed during four years , leading his teams to three playoff appearances , including the championship title in the league 's last ever season .
skupien took the field in 1951 with the grand rapids chicks , managing for them one year before joining the kalamazoo lassies -lrb- 1952 -- 1954 -rrb- .
in his first season , skupien led grand rapids to the first-half title with a 40 -- 13 record and posted the second-best record at 71 -- 35 -lrb- in an eight-team format -rrb- , earning a ticket to the playoffs .
but the chicks lost the first round to the rockford peaches , two games to none .
he landed in kalamazoo in 1952 in an attempt to revive the struggling lassies franchise , who had had losing records in four of their six previous seasons .
with him at the helm , the team improved to 49-60 and ended fifth -lrb- next to last -rrb- , after collecting a second-worst 34-75 the previous year .
in 1953 , the lassies finished third with a 53-50 record and advanced to the playoffs .
after defeating the fort wayne daisies in the first round -lrb- 2 -- 1 -rrb- , kalamazoo was beaten by grand rapids in the final series -lrb- 2-to-1 -rrb- .
the lassies had a 48-49 mark in 1954 and finished fifth out of six teams .
in the playoffs , kalamazoo defeated the south bend blue sox in three games , and later disposed of the strong daisies -lrb- 3-2 -rrb- to clinch the last championship title in the league 's history .
in addition to his work as a skipper , from 1949 to 1950 skupien was kept busy as a general manager for the chicago colleens and springfield sallies touring teams .
both teams were added to the league 's roster in 1948 , but lost their franchises by the end of that season after finishing last in their respective divisions .
for the next two years the colleens and sallies recruited new talent for the league , while playing an extensive exhibition schedule against each other through the south and east , including contests at griffith stadium in washington , d.c , and yankee stadium in new york city .
patricia barringer , who had played at second base in the aagpbl , was named by skupien as chaperone and manager of the colleens , who wore green uniforms , while another former second bagger , barbara liebrich , became the chaperone-manager for the sallies , who wore white uniforms .
mitch skupien is part of the aagpbl permanent display at the baseball hall of fame and museum at cooperstown , new york , opened in , which is dedicated to the entire league rather than any individual figure .
