The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League lasted from 1943 to 1954. The league was founded during World War II when many male baseball players were serving oversees. Once the war ended and MLB returned in full force in 1946, fan attention and media coverage shifted back to men’s baseball. By the early 1950s, teams were drawing only a few hundred fans a game. Players were required to wear skirts, makeup and attend charm school, which limited the league’s credibility as a serious professional sport.
