Mildred Warwick

Mildred Marian Warwick [״Millie״] was an infielder who played from 1943 through 1944 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 115 lb., she batted and threw right handed. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Mildred Warwick was one of the 57 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history. She was one of the most feared hitters in the early years of the circuit, setting an all-time hitting streak record during her very short career. The first AAGPBL spring training was set for May 17, 1943, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Philip K. Wrigley, founder of the league, had scouts all over the United States and Canada signing girls for tryouts. About 500 of them attended the call. Of these, only 280 were invited to the final try-outs in Chicago where 60 were chosen to become the first women to ever play professional baseball. The league started with four teams, the Kenosha Comets, the Racine Belles, the Rockford Peaches and the South Bend Blue Sox. Each team was made up of fifteen girls. Warwick survived the final cut and was assigned to the Rockford team, where she played in just two seasons.