Memorial Park in Fort Wayne in Allen County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fort Wayne Daisies
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 18, 2024
1. Fort Wayne Daisies Marker
Inscription.
Fort Wayne Daisies. . , These plaques and this monument were commissioned in dedication to the Fort Wayne Daisies womens baseball team. The Daisies proudly represented the City of Fort Wayne in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1945-1954. The Daisies played their home games at North Side High School from 1945-1946, and at Memorial Park from 1946-1954. This exceptional group of players and managers made it to the playoffs in every year from 1948-1954., Players , Adele Stahley . Agnes Zurowski Holmes . Alice Blaski . Alice DeCambra . Alice Hoover . Alice Tognotti Collins . Alta Little . Annabelle Lee Harmon . Arleene Johnson Noga . Audrey Deemer . Audrey Haine Daniels . Barbara Gates . Beatrice Kemmerer . Bertha Podolski . Betty Carveth Dunn . Betty Gernert . Betty Luna Hill . Betty McKenna . Betty Petryna Allen Mullins . Betty Trezza . Betty Tucker . Betty Weaver Foss . Betty Whiting . Beulah Anginette Georges . Carol Brown . Catherine Horstman . Daisy Knezovich Junor . Dolly Brumfield White . Dolly Vanderlip Ozburn . Donna Cook . Donna Norris . Dora Trois Wood . Doris Marsh . Doris Tetzlaff . Dorothy Christ . Dorothy Cook . Dorothy Kovalchick Roark . Dorothy Wiltse Collins . Dottie Schroeder . Elise Harney . Ellen Schallern . Ellie Moore warner . Elsie Wingrove Earl . Evelyn Adams . Evelyn Wawryshyn Litwin Moroz . Faye Dancer . Flora Velma Abbott . Frances Janssen . Georgia Campbell Ventura . Georgiana Rios . Helen Callaghan Candaele St. Aubin . Helen Ketola LaCamera . Helen Walulik Kiely . Helene Machado Van Sant . Irene Kay Lionikis . Irene Kotowicz . Irene Ruhnke Sanvitis . Isabel Alvarez . Jaynne Bittner . Jean Campbell Ianuzi . Jean Geissinger Harding . Jean Havlish . Jean Smith . Jean Weaver . Joanne Weaver . Joyce Hill Westerman . June Peppas . Katie Beare, Katie Vonderau . Kay Blumetta . Kay Malach Webb . Lavonne Paire Davis . Lena Surkowski Delmonico . Lenna Arnold . Lillian DeCambra Kelley . Lillian Faralla . Lillian Jackson . Lois Youngen . Lottie Beck . Margaret Callaghan Maxwell . Marge Pieper . Marge Wenzell . Marie Kruckel . Marie Mahoney . Marie Richardson . Marie Wegman . Marilyn Jones Doxey . Mary Moraty . Mary Nelson . Mary Rountree . Mary Taylor . Mary Weddle Hines . Mava Lee Thomas . Maxine Kline Randall . Melba Alspaugh . Meryle Fitzgerland LeClaire . Mildred Meacham . Millie Deegan . Mirtha Marrero Fernandez . Nancy Mudge Cato . Mancy Warren . Naomi Meier . Noella Leduc Alverson . Norma Metrolis . Norma Taylor Luker . Pat Scott . Patricia Roy . Patty Cooke OBrian . Phyllis Baker Wise . Phyllis Bookout Jontz . Phyllis Koehn . Rhoda Leonard Linehan . Rita Briggs . Ruby Heafner . Ruth Kramer Hartman . Ruth Lessing . Ruth Williams Heverly . Sarah Mavis Dabbs . Shirley Ann Weierman . Shirley Crites . Thelma Eisen . Theresa Kobuszewski . Toni Sachetti . Virginia Carver Craig . Vivian Kellogg . Wilma Briggs . Yolande Teillet Schick, Managers , Bill Allington . Bill Wambsganss . Dick Bass Harold Greiner . Jimmie Foxx . Max Carey . William Roher, Chaperones , Geraldine Reiber . Helen Rauner Harrington . Margarite Ryan Hill . Marion Stancevic Cooper, Bat Girls / Boys , James E. Foxx Jr. . Nanci Foxx . Nancy Peden
These plaques and this monument were commissioned in dedication to the Fort Wayne Daisies womens baseball team. The Daisies proudly represented the City of Fort Wayne in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1945-1954. The Daisies played their home games at North Side High School from 1945-1946, and at Memorial Park from 1946-1954. This exceptional group of players and managers made it to the playoffs in every year from 1948-1954.
Players
Adele Stahley
Agnes Zurowski Holmes
Alice Blaski
Alice DeCambra
Alice Hoover
Alice Tognotti Collins
Alta Little
Annabelle Lee Harmon
Arleene Johnson Noga
Audrey Deemer
Audrey Haine Daniels
Barbara Gates
Beatrice Kemmerer
Bertha Podolski
Betty Carveth Dunn
Betty Gernert
Betty Luna Hill
Betty McKenna
Betty Petryna Allen Mullins
Betty Trezza
Betty Tucker
Betty Weaver Foss
Betty Whiting
Beulah Anginette Georges
Carol Brown
Catherine Horstman
Daisy Knezovich Junor
Dolly Brumfield White
Dolly Vanderlip Ozburn
Donna Cook
Donna Norris
Dora
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Trois Wood
Doris Marsh
Doris Tetzlaff
Dorothy Christ
Dorothy Cook
Dorothy Kovalchick Roark
Dorothy Wiltse Collins
Dottie Schroeder
Elise Harney
Ellen Schallern
Ellie Moore warner
Elsie Wingrove Earl
Evelyn Adams
Evelyn Wawryshyn Litwin Moroz
Faye Dancer
Flora Velma Abbott
Frances Janssen
Georgia Campbell Ventura
Georgiana Rios
Helen Callaghan Candaele St. Aubin
Helen Ketola LaCamera
Helen Walulik Kiely
Helene Machado Van Sant
Irene Kay Lionikis
Irene Kotowicz
Irene Ruhnke Sanvitis
Isabel Alvarez
Jaynne Bittner
Jean Campbell Ianuzi
Jean Geissinger Harding
Jean Havlish
Jean Smith
Jean Weaver
Joanne Weaver
Joyce Hill Westerman
June Peppas
Katie Beare
Katie Vonderau
Kay Blumetta
Kay Malach Webb
Lavonne Paire Davis
Lena Surkowski Delmonico
Lenna Arnold
Lillian DeCambra Kelley
Lillian Faralla
Lillian Jackson
Lois Youngen
Lottie Beck
Margaret Callaghan Maxwell
Marge Pieper
Marge Wenzell
Marie Kruckel
Marie Mahoney
Marie Richardson
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 18, 2024
2. Fort Wayne Daisies Marker
Marie Wegman
Marilyn Jones Doxey
Mary Moraty
Mary Nelson
Mary Rountree
Mary Taylor
Mary Weddle Hines
Mava Lee Thomas
Maxine Kline Randall
Melba Alspaugh
Meryle Fitzgerland LeClaire
Mildred Meacham
Millie Deegan
Mirtha Marrero Fernandez
Nancy Mudge Cato
Mancy Warren
Naomi Meier
Noella Leduc Alverson
Norma Metrolis
Norma Taylor Luker
Pat Scott
Patricia Roy
Patty Cooke OBrian
Phyllis Baker Wise
Phyllis Bookout Jontz
Phyllis Koehn
Rhoda Leonard Linehan
Rita Briggs
Ruby Heafner
Ruth Kramer Hartman
Ruth Lessing
Ruth Williams Heverly
Sarah Mavis Dabbs
Shirley Ann Weierman
Shirley Crites
Thelma Eisen
Theresa Kobuszewski
Toni Sachetti
Virginia Carver Craig
Vivian Kellogg
Wilma Briggs
Yolande Teillet Schick
Managers
Bill Allington
Bill Wambsganss
Dick Bass Harold Greiner
Jimmie Foxx
Max Carey
William Roher
Chaperones
Geraldine Reiber
Helen Rauner Harrington
Margarite Ryan Hill
Marion Stancevic Cooper
Bat Girls / Boys
James E. Foxx Jr.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 18, 2024
3. Fort Wayne Daisies Marker
Nanci Foxx
Nancy Peden
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Sports • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.
Location. 41° 4.695′ N, 85° 6.484′ W. Marker is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County. It is in Memorial Park. It can be reached from Glasgow Avenue just north of Humphrey Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is location within Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2301 Maumee Ave, Fort Wayne IN 46803, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 493 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
