Object Details
user
Westerman, Joyce Hill
designer
Wrigley, Helen Atwater
Shepard, Otis
Harnett, Ann
Associated Name
All American Girls Baseball League
maker
King Sportwear Company
Description (Brief)
Beige baseball uniform dress worn by Joyce Hill Westerman #34, while playing for the Peoria Redwings. The uniform was designed for the All American Girls Baseball League by Mrs. Phillip Wrigley (wife of the owner of the Chicago Cubs), Otis Shepard (Wrigley's art director), and Ann Harnett (Chicago softball star and the first player to sign a contract with the League). The style was based on the athletic clothing of women figure skaters and tennis players of the 1940s. The Peoria Redwings AAGBBL team was an expansion team first playing in 1946. The team folded after the 1951 season, never having won a championship.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1946-1951
1947-1951
ID Number
2006.0175.06
accession number
2006.0175
catalog number
2006.0175.06
Object Name
Dress
baseball dress
dress, baseball
Physical Description
fabric, cotton (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 84 cm x 70 cm x 1.5 cm; 33 1/16 in x 27 9/16 in x 9/16 in
overall, mounted: 34 in x 24 in x 16 in; 86.36 cm x 60.96 cm x 40.64 cm
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
name of sport
Baseball
level of sport
Professional
web subject
Women
Sports
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1313929