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kcstengelsr · 12-05-2021, 07:11 PM

I will do a test of Beyer Stadium but it will be a while since I want to use the correct 1943 Rockford Peaches roster. I can even find some limited stats, so hopefully I can construct the 1943 AAGPBL teams.

Of course we can't get the skirts for the proper uniforms. Has anyone done uniforms (at least uniform colors and logos) for the women's league? If not, I will improvise some kind of apparel.

If I wanted to test Beyer in a hurry I suppose I could use teams from the early 1940s Class D Wisconsin State League men's minors but they had a few sluggers in the league which might wreck the way the women's league ballpark worked. Using actual stats for the 1943 women's team should help solve many problems with the park size such as homerun numbers.

As far as the rules are concerned, the league changed over time. It began in 1943 using a larger ball pitched underhanded from 40 feet with bases at 60 feet, but the final year of the women's league in 1954 used a regulation ball pitched overhead from 60 feet with bases at 85 feet. I understand the limits the game places on park creation so one will just have to imagine.

I will try to post on Twitch an AAGPBL game with correct rosters at Beyer on Twitch when I am ready. Hopefully, before Christmas.

12-05-2021, 07:11 PM	#105
kcstengelsr Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 147	I will do a test of Beyer Stadium but it will be a while since I want to use the correct 1943 Rockford Peaches roster. I can even find some limited stats, so hopefully I can construct the 1943 AAGPBL teams. Of course we can't get the skirts for the proper uniforms. Has anyone done uniforms (at least uniform colors and logos) for the women's league? If not, I will improvise some kind of apparel. If I wanted to test Beyer in a hurry I suppose I could use teams from the early 1940s Class D Wisconsin State League men's minors but they had a few sluggers in the league which might wreck the way the women's league ballpark worked. Using actual stats for the 1943 women's team should help solve many problems with the park size such as homerun numbers. As far as the rules are concerned, the league changed over time. It began in 1943 using a larger ball pitched underhanded from 40 feet with bases at 60 feet, but the final year of the women's league in 1954 used a regulation ball pitched overhead from 60 feet with bases at 85 feet. I understand the limits the game places on park creation so one will just have to imagine. I will try to post on Twitch an AAGPBL game with correct rosters at Beyer on Twitch when I am ready. Hopefully, before Christmas. Last edited by kcstengelsr; 12-05-2021 at 07:15 PM.