Minneapolis Millerettes

"Millerettes" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Millerites.

The Minneapolis Millerettes were an expansion All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team that played for one season in 1944. They played their home games in Nicollet Park, home of the men's minor league team the Minneapolis Millers. The Millerettes' uniform consisted of a maroon cap and socks and a dress uniform with the circular Minneapolis city seal at the center of the chest.

The Millerettes spent most of their season on the road, playing poorly. The team was managed by Bubber Jonnard, and finished 26 and a half games out of first place, with a 45-72 record. Due to the homeless state of their schedule, players and league officials nicknamed the Minneapolis team, The Orphans.

The following year, the Millerettes moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where they became the Fort Wayne Daisies.

All-time roster

1944 Minneapolis Millerettes
Back, L-R: Bubber Jonnard (Manager), Dorothy Wiltse (P), Vivian Kellogg (1B), Audrey Haine (P), Pepper Paire (C), Kay Blumetta (P/1B), Lillian Jackson (OF), Ada Ryan (Chaperone).
Middle, L-R: Faye Dancer (OF), Elizabeth Farrow (P), Marge Callaghan (3B), Audrey Kissel (2B), Margaret Wigiser (OF).
Front, L-R: Ruth Lessing (C), Annabelle Lee (P), Helen Callaghan (OF), Betty Trezza (IF/OF).

• Kay Blumetta
• Lorraine Borg
• Helen Callaghan
• Marge Callaghan
• Faye Dancer
• Julie Dusanko
• Elizabeth Farrow
• Edna Frank
• Audrey Haine
• Lillian Jackson
• Vivian Kellogg
• Audrey Kissel
• Annabelle Lee
• Ruth Lessing
• Elizabeth Mahon
• Anna Meyer
• Pepper Paire
• Irene Ruhnke
• Betty Trezza
• Margaret Wigiser
• Dorothy Wiltse

Source: AAGPBL – 1944 Minneapolis Millerettes

Sources

Gregorich, Barbara (1993). Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball. Harcourt Brace and Company. pp. 107–113. 

AAGPBL Collection Northern Indiana Center For History Archives.