The Muskegon Belles were a women's professional baseball team that played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1953 season . The Belles were based in Muskegon, Michigan .
4-633: The Muskegon Belles played in 1953, with their home games played at Marsh Field . This made Muskegon the only city in AAGPBL history to host multiple teams. Previously, the Muskegon Lassies had played there from 1946 through 1950 . The new Belles team was also the third edition of a franchise. One of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League's four charter franchises, the original club
8-663: Is a baseball field in Muskegon, Michigan , United States. The field has been home to many professional teams in the past, and is now used as part of developmental baseball leagues. Some notable teams to call Marsh Field home include the Muskegon Clippers, a now defunct farm team of the New York Yankees , the Muskegon Belles , an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team for the 1953 season,
12-717: The Muskegon Lassies , an AAGPBL team that played at Marsh Field from 1946–1950, and the Outwin Zephyrs, a Negro league baseball team. Currently, Marsh Field is used by the Muskegon Clippers (no relation to the previous farm team), a wooden bat college level team, the Muskegon City League, the Muskegon Big Reds baseball team, and is used as part of the Extra Innings Muskegon Fall Baseball league. Frank Barnes,
16-773: Was founded in Racine, Wisconsin for the 1943 inaugural . Then the Racine Belles , the team moved to Battle Creek, Michigan in 1951 , was renamed the Battle Creek Belles and played for two years, before being replaced by the Muskegon Belles. The 1953 Belles were the worst in the league. The team finished with a 39–70 record and folded after the end of the season, leaving the AAGPBL with just five teams for its final season in 1954. Manager Chaperones Marsh Field (Muskegon) Marsh Field
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