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Duration
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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: Childhood activities for girls ca. 1930s-1940s, being “team-player,” finding herself, being an outsider, trying to be comfortable in different situations— Kenosha Comets 1951 season, bad year, unstable pay, Johnny Gottselig (Racine Belles, Peoria Redwings, and Kenosha Comets manager, 1909-1986), leaving All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954)—Life after All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), job at American Motors Corporation (formerly Nash Motors, 1916-1957, Kenosha, Wisconsin), coaching younger kids, meeting husband Robert Mattson, helping children in school and teaching, reminiscing on effect on world ca. 2003—Personal opinions on end of All American Girls Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), end of World War Two (1939-1945), Major League Baseball resumed, league broke up (forcing each team to manage itself), Arthur Meyerhoff (AAGPBL league executive, 1895-1986), league recruitment ended, television, growth of more mobile and global society— Bill Allington (Rockford Peaches and Fort Wayne Daisies manager, 1900-1966), Jimmie “the Beast” Foxx (Fort Wayne Daisies manager, 1907-1967), professionalism—Rookie players and chaperones, rookie players treated more harshly, social cliques within team, pranks teammates played on each other, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954)—Bus trips, singing on bus, talking to chaperones on bus, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954)—Segregation and baseball, black female baseball player trying out in Newark, New Jersey, playing in South Carolina, social segregation, African Americans in Midwest, African Americans in Waukegan, Illinois ca. 1950-1951—Playing in Greensboro, North Carolina, blue laws (leisure activity restrictions on Sundays), playing in Hazard, Kentucky, men watching players shower, camaraderie among players, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954)—National Baseball Hall of Fame induction, Nov. 5, 1988, did not know about induction until two years later, finding out about induction, traveled to National Baseball Hall of Fame exhibit during filming of “A League of Their Own” (1992), reaction to seeing Hall of Fame exhibit—Community involvement with All-American Girls Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), business promotions, visiting hospitals, community picnics, selling war bonds during World War Two (1939-1945), gifts from companies, going to community events— Giving inspirational talks, opportunities more available because of All-American Girls Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954) and Title IX (law prohibiting gender discrimination in education, 1972), opportunities should be available to everyone, children should be able to try many things, inspiring people to do things that they want to do, parenting and grandparenting duties. |
| Interviewee | Baumgart, Jacqueline Mattson |
| Interviewer | GrawOzburn, Clement C. |
| Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
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Type of resource
| sound recording |
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Genre
| sound |
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Genre authority
| marcgt |
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Publisher name
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
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Date published
| 2003-07-01 |
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Date captured
| 2023-05-24 |
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Language
| eng |
| Subject topic | Baumgart, Jacqueline Mattson, 1928- -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Springfield Sallies (Baseball team) -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Baseball for women -- United States -- History -- 20th century Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Women baseball players -- United States -- Biography Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Baseball -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Kenosha Comets (Baseball team) -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Source note | This interview is part of the UW-La Crosse Oral History Program’s All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) Collection. |
| Source note | The interviewee played in the AAGPBL for two seasons: with the Springfield Sallies in 1950, and with the Kenosha Comets in 1951. |
| Content | 00:00:00—Childhood activities for girls ca. 1930s-1940s, being “team-player,” finding herself, being an outsider, trying to be comfortable in different situations |
00:08:15—Kenosha Comets 1951 season, bad year, unstable pay, Johnny Gottselig (Racine Belles, Peoria Redwings, and Kenosha Comets manager, 1909-1986), leaving All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954) |
00:09:05—Life after All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954), job at American Motors Corporation (formerly Nash Motors, 1916-1957, Kenosha, Wisconsin), coaching younger kids, meeting husband Robert Mattson, helping children in school and teaching, reminiscing on effect on world ca. 2003 |
00:13:05—Personal opinions on end of All-American Girls Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943- 1954), end of World War Two (1939-1945), Major League Baseball resumed, league broke up (forcing each team to manage itself), Arthur Meyerhoff (AAGPBL league executive, 1895- 1986), league recruitment ended, television, growth of more mobile and global society |
00:16:39—Bill Allington (Rockford Peaches and Fort Wayne Daisies manager, 1900-1966), Jimmie “the Beast” Foxx (Fort Wayne Daisies manager, 1907-1967), professionalism |
00:17:49—Rookie players and chaperones, rookie players treated more harshly, social cliques within team, pranks teammates played on each other, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954) |
00:26:29—Bus trips, singing on bus, talking to chaperones on bus, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954) |
00:28:17—Segregation and baseball, black female baseball player trying out in Newark, New Jersey, playing in South Carolina, social segregation, African Americans in Midwest, African Americans in Waukegan, Illinois ca. 1950-1951 |
00:36:22—Playing in Greensboro, North Carolina, blue laws (leisure activity restrictions on Sundays), playing in Hazard, Kentucky, men watching players shower, camaraderie among players, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954) |
00:39:22—National Baseball Hall of Fame induction, Nov. 5, 1988, did not know about induction until two years later, finding out about induction, traveled to National Baseball Hall of Fame exhibit during filming of “A League of Their Own” (1992), reaction to seeing Hall of Fame exhibit |
00:45:21—Community involvement with All-American Girls Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943- 1954), business promotions, visiting hospitals, community picnics, selling war-bonds during World War Two (1939-1945), gifts from companies, going to community events |
00:48:51—Giving inspirational talks, opportunities more available because of All-American Girls Baseball League (AAGPBL, 1943-1954) and Title IX (law prohibiting gender discrimination in education, 1972), opportunities should be available to everyone, children should be able to try many things, inspiring people to do things that they want to do, parenting and grandparenting duties |
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Collection
| UWL Oral History Program Collection / All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) Collection |
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ID
| db52c5e1-644f-4d39-abba-c9d26049e87a/wlacu000/00000018/00000304 |
| Doi | 18-0304 |
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