Abstract	Ellen Proefrock was interviewed by Clement C. GrawOzburn on January 19, 2004, for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League oral history collection. Ellen's nickname during her time with the league was "Babe". She was a second basewoman who played only briefly during the 1944 season. Ellen grew up in Racine, WI, playing both softball and baseball in high school. During the softball season, she was invited to tryout for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which were held at Wrigly Field in Chicago, IL. Ellen was to be paid $60.00 per week to be a member of the South Bend Blue Sox for the 1944 season, which was a vast sum of money at that time. She only saw action in three games during the 1944 season and was not offered a contract the following season. Ellen returned to Racine and was married in 1947 to William Proefrock.
Interviewee	Proefrock, Ellen Ahrndt
Interviewer	GrawOzburn, Clement C.
Owner	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Type of resource	text
Genre	index
Genre authority	marcgt
Publisher name	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
Place of publication	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Date published	2004-01-19
Date captured	2023-05-25
Language	eng
Width	8.5
Height	10.99
Subject topic	Proefrock, Ellen Ahrndt, 1922-2009 -- Interviews Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League -- History Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	South Bend Blue Sox (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
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 one season: with the South Bend Blue Sox in 1944.
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Collection	UWL Oral History Program Collection / All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) Collection
ID	db52c5e1-644f-4d39-abba-c9d26049e87a/wlacu000/00000018/00000314
Doi	18-0314
Related items	Oral history interview with Ellen (Ahrndt) Proefrock / interviewed by Clement C. GrawOzburn