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Oral history interview with Jacqueline (Mattson) Baumgart / interviewed by Clement C. GrawOzburn (1 of 3)
Date published: 2003-07-01

 
 
 




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Abstract Jacqueline Baumgart was interviewed by Clement GrawOzburn on July 1, 2003, for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League oral history collection. Jacqueline was born in Waukegan, Illinois and moved to the Milwaukee, WI area as a young girl. Jacqueline was the catcher for the Springfield Sallies and Kenosha Comets from 1950-'51. She has been inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, is on the Wall of Honor at Miller Park, and was recently inducted into the Old Time Ballplayers Association of Wisconsin Hall of Fame. Baumgart discusses the following topics: Personal history, born in Waukegan, Illinois, November 16, 1928, youngest of eight children, parents Edith and Siebert Mattson, Great Depression (1929-1939), father carpenter, mother housecleaner—Childhood athletics, love of baseball, competing with boys, lack of sports teams for girls—Mother unhappy with love of baseball, father died when young, going against gender norms ca. 1930s-1940s—Introduction to baseball around age of six or seven, interest in round objects, childhood baseball games, life lessons from playing childhood baseball, one boy stood up for girls to play sports ca. 1934-1940s—Community reactions to girl playing baseball, newspaper article about playing baseball at age ten, moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin with mother ca. 1942, playing at Burnham Park, Milwaukee—Girls’ competitive sports, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, intramural sports, Milwaukee Recreation Department, games against other playground teams, Milwaukee, Jack Kloza (professional baseball player, AAGPBL manager, 1903-1962) and Anthony Vincent “Bunny” Brief (professional baseball player, 1892-1963), West Allis, Wisconsin fastpitch girls softball league, traveling team ca. 1949, different format when playing against men, men would pitch against men, women would pitch against women, home field in West Milwaukee—Interviewee and Edna “Bunny” Scheer (Rockford Peaches pitcher, 1926-2000) both scouted by All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), league try-outs, train to Newark, New Jersey, South Bend Blue Sox Spring Training, Bill Allington (Rockford Peaches and Fort Wayne Daisies manager, 1900- 1966), try-outs for Springfield Sallies ca. 1950—Springfield Sallies traveled east of Mississippi River, traveled by bus, two women chaperones, male manager, Mitch Skupien (General Manager, 1949-1950, team manager 1949-1954), young players, mentoring, charity work, opinions on attracting crowds ca. 1950-1951—Catcher, story about evening game in Scranton, Pennsylvania, batting, positive crowd reactions ca. 1950-1951—Negative crowd reactions, playing in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Agnes “Aggie” Allen (Springfield Sallies, Battle Creek Belles, and Kalamazoo Lassies pitcher, 1930-2012), experience with fans ca. 1950-1951—Playing in skirts, uniforms of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), talking to man after Scranton, Pennsylvania game—Behavior rules, appearance rules for All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954)—Catcher position, player behavior, Jean “Cy” Cione (Kenosha Comets pitcher, 1928-2010), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954)—Camaraderie within All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), reunions—Gender roles ca. 1930s-1950s, inspirational women, Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), felt lack of support to pursue dreams—Life after playing in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), memories about playing professional baseball faded after marriage and work, stigma against girls in athletics, value of playing sports, opinions on current generation and hardships ca. 2003.
IntervieweeBaumgart, Jacqueline Mattson
InterviewerGrawOzburn, Clement C.
OwnerUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Type of resource sound recording
Genre sound
Genre authority marcgt
Publisher name University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
Date published 2003-07-01
Date captured 2023-05-24
Language eng
Subject topicBaumgart, Jacqueline Mattson, 1928- -- Interviews Authority: LCSH
Subject topicAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League -- History Authority: LCSH
Subject topicSpringfield Sallies (Baseball team) -- History Authority: LCSH
Subject topicOral history Authority: LCSH
Subject topicBaseball for women -- United States -- History -- 20th century Authority: LCSH
Subject topicWomen baseball players -- United States -- Biography Authority: LCSH
Subject topicBaseball -- History Authority: LCSH
Subject topicKenosha Comets (Baseball team) -- History Authority: LCSH
Source noteThis interview is part of the UW-La Crosse Oral History Program’s All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) Collection.
Source noteThe interviewee played in the AAGPBL for two seasons: with the Springfield Sallies in 1950, and with the Kenosha Comets in 1951.
Content00:00:55—Personal history, born in Waukegan, Illinois, November 16, 1928, youngest of eight children, parents Edith and Siebert Mattson, Great Depression (1929-1939), father carpenter, mother housecleaner | 00:02:30—Childhood athletics, love of baseball, competing with boys, lack of sports teams for girls | 00:04:20—Mother unhappy with love of baseball, father died when young, going against gender norms ca. 1930s-1940s | 00:05:30—Introduction to baseball around age of six or seven, interest in round objects, childhood baseball games, life lessons from playing childhood baseball, one boy stood up for girls to play sports ca. 1934-1940s | 00:09:41—Community reactions to girl playing baseball, newspaper article about playing baseball at age ten, moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin with mother ca. 1942, playing at Burnham Park, Milwaukee | 00:11:14—Girls’ competitive sports, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, intramural sports, Milwaukee Recreation Department, games against other playground teams, Milwaukee, Jack Kloza (professional baseball player, AAGPBL manager, 1903-1962) and Anthony Vincent “Bunny” Brief (professional baseball player, 1892-1963), West Allis, Wisconsin fastpitch girls softball league, traveling team ca. 1949, different format when playing against men, men would pitch against men, women would pitch against women, home field in West Milwaukee | 00:14:56—Interviewee and Edna “Bunny” Scheer (Rockford Peaches pitcher, 1926-2000) both scouted by All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), league try outs, train to Newark, New Jersey, South Bend Blue Sox Spring Training, Bill Allington (Rockford Peaches and Fort Wayne Daisies manager, 1900-1966), try-outs for Springfield Sallies ca. 1950 | 00:17:33—Springfield Sallies traveled east of Mississippi River, traveled by bus, two women chaperones, male manager, Mitch Skupien (General Manager, 1949-1950, team manager 1949- 1954), young players, mentoring, charity work, opinions on attracting crowds ca. 1950-1951 | 00:21:05—Catcher, story about evening game in Scranton, Pennsylvania, batting, positive crowd reactions ca. 1950-1951 | 00:24:05—Negative crowd reactions, playing in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Agnes “Aggie” Allen (Springfield Sallies, Battle Creek Belles, and Kalamazoo Lassies pitcher, 1930-2012), experience with fans ca. 1950-1951 | 00:26:19—Playing in skirts, uniforms of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), talking to man after Scranton, Pennsylvania game | 00:31:18—Behavior rules, appearance rules for All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954) | 00:33:08—Catcher position, player behavior, Jean “Cy” Cione (Kenosha Comets pitcher, 1928- 2010), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954) | 00:36:02—Camaraderie within All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), reunions | 00:36:44—Gender roles ca. 1930s-1950s, inspirational women, Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), felt lack of support to pursue dreams | 00:38:20—Life after playing in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), memories about playing professional baseball faded after marriage and work, stigma against girls in athletics, value of playing sports, opinions on current generation and hardships ca. 2003
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Collection UWL Oral History Program Collection / All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) Collection
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