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714:Daisy Junor
709:Doris Jones
671:Mabel Holle
536:Mona Denton
519:Mary Dailey
476:Bea Chester
435:Rita Briggs
267:1949 season
165:Operator(s)
157:(1946–1954)
132:Blue, white
1560:Categories
1194:Chet Grant
1100:Inez Voyce
1048:Jane Stoll
1021:Amy Shuman
900:Mary Moore
806:Betty Luna
739:Erma Keyes
664:Mary Holda
653:Joyce Hill
618:Ann Garman
504:Doris Cook
499:Donna Cook
465:Mary Carey
413:Nalda Bird
388:Doris Barr
376:Mary Baker
283:Mary Baker
259:Front row:
239:Doris Barr
215:. Often a
119:1951, 1952
571:Jean Faut
429:Ruth Born
291:Jean Faut
163:Owner(s)/
124:Team data
77:Team logo
1176:Managers
232:pitchers
183:through
1382:Seasons
1219:Sources
321:), and
222:In the
207:History
187:in the
36:–
1515:(film)
1239:
1231:
1202:, 1948
1190:, 1945
313:(OF),
169:AAGPBL
138:
135:
129:Colors
1296:Teams
1444:1954
1439:1953
1434:1952
1429:1951
1424:1950
1419:1949
1414:1948
1409:1947
1404:1946
1399:1945
1394:1944
1389:1943
1237:ISBN
1229:ISBN
340:Bold
276:1952
274:and
272:1951
237:and
185:1954
181:1943
175:The
40:1954
32:1943
309:),
289:),
1562::
1235:.
327:SS
319:IF
307:1B
303:OF
297:)
1281:e
1274:t
1267:v
325:(
317:(
305:/
301:(
295:P
293:(
287:C
285:(
117:2
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