A Visual Timeline of the AAGPBL Using a Baseball Field
1942: Major League Baseball is disbanded due to the draft.
1943: Phillip K. Wrigley creates the AAGPBL as a non-profit organization and spring training begins on Wrigley Field in May.
1945: World War II ends, but the AAGPBL is in full swing.
1954: The AAGPBL'S final season comes to a close, and the league is disbanded due to decentralization and difficulties recruiting new players.
1988: The AAGPBL receives an exhibit in the Baseball Hall of Fame
1943: Phillip K. Wrigley creates the AAGPBL as a non-profit organization and spring training begins on Wrigley Field in May.
1945: World War II ends, but the AAGPBL is in full swing.
1954: The AAGPBL'S final season comes to a close, and the league is disbanded due to decentralization and difficulties recruiting new players.
1988: The AAGPBL receives an exhibit in the Baseball Hall of Fame