Summary Of A Whole New Ball Game By Joyce Macy

A Whole New Ball Game by Sue Macy tells tells the story of how the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League began. It is an account of life on the homefront during the time of World War II, and of women changing in the society evolving during this time in history. Not only that, it is also about the story baseball. For the women of all the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League were just as in adoration with the amusement as the men who made it to the majors. They left their families, their companions, and frequently their employments for the opportunity to play big time ball.

With life suddenly gone haywire, Americans on the homefront relaxed because of whatever redirections they could find. Female baseball players were

“If Rosie the Riveter could keep wartime factories going, maybe Rosie the Right Fielder could do the same for baseball parks” (Macy 56). Although American women had been playing baseball on college and local teams since 1860s, Wrigley’s idea was to begin a professional women's softball league. After four years, an overview observed that 12 million Americans played softball. By 1943 Time magazine estimated that there were somewhere in the range of 40,000 semipro women's softball teams in the United States. While women's softball was developing in fame during the 1930s, female competitors were aging star status in other individual games. “Philip Wrigley had no doubt that the top women softball players could become just as famous” (Macy 77). “In two or three years’ time it's possible that girl’s softball may be recognized by the press and radio as of major leaguer possibilities” (Wrigley). “When that time arrives, girl [softball players] will have the same opportunity to gain nationwide recognition and acclaim as… Helen Wills and Helen Jacobs in Tennis; Patty Berg and Helen Hicks in Golf; Gertrude Ederle, Gloria Callen, and Eleanor Holm in Swimming” (Wrigley). By January 1943, Wrigley began the All American Girls Softball League. This league became known as some of the most famous All American Girls Softball Leauge of all time. Majority of women would leave their families and friends to play this new game of professional