{"product_id":"a-whole-new-ball-game-the-story-of-the-all-american-girls-professional-baseball-league-paperback","title":"A Whole New Ball Game: The Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSue Macy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSue Macy presents an engrossing and deeply researched account of women's baseball in \u003ci\u003eA Whole New Ball Game: The Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Play ball!\" yelled the umpires as the teams of the AAGPBL took the field in the tense, war-torn days of 1943. Like all professional baseball players, these athletes scrambled to their positions, tossed balls across diamonds, and filled the air with chatter. But there was something different about them--they all wore skirts, went to charm school, and continually had to answer one question: \"What is a \u003ci\u003ewoman\u003c\/i\u003e doing playing baseball?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat were they doing? Having a great time, playing top-notch ball, and showing that a woman's place was at home only when she was at bat, behind the plate, or scoring a run. For twelve seasons, from 1943 to 1954, some of America's best female athletes earned their livings by playing baseball. This is their story in their own words, a tale of no-hitters and chaperones, stolen bases and practical jokes, home runs and run-ins with fans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife in the league, however, was not all fun. Born out of a wartime \"manpower\" shortage, the AAGPBL ended with the growth of television and the ideal of the suburban home. Here, too, is the story of America's changing attitudes toward men and women and the roles we expect each to play. Author Sue Macy spent eleven years tracking down the women of the AAGPBL, interviewing them, and looking at their scrapbooks. Along the way she found that their odyssey did not end with the collapse of the league. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe same courage and spunk the players displayed on the field led them to get back in touch with each other in the 1980s, to remind the world of what they had achieved, and to take their rightful places in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Balancing the voices of the women of the league with a lively, insightful overview of the changing patterns of American life, \u003ci\u003eA Whole New Ball Game\u003c\/i\u003e is a sports story full of telling insights about who we expect to be at home and how women can get back to first base.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSue Macy, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eA Whole New Ball Game\u003c\/i\u003e, is a lifelong baseball fan who has written close to 20 award-winning books about sports and women's history. Her book, \u003ci\u003eWheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way)\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults award. She lives in Englewood, NJ, and can be reached through her website, suemacy.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whole New Ball Game\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42690422734911,"sku":"9781250906199","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/02100182391e6dc14006b2053218c617.webp?v=1764988910","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/a-whole-new-ball-game-the-story-of-the-all-american-girls-professional-baseball-league-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}