AAGPBL was formed because of World War II 1939 1945 The war rought big changes to American society There was even talk of ausing Major League Baseball MLB The country was sending millions of men overseas to fight and that meant there were fewer players and fans Philip Wrigley pitched a new idea He was the owner of MLB s Chicago Cubs He proposed a women s professional league The game would be a mix of softball and baseball Hundreds of female players tried out The league s first season in 1943 had just four teams More teams were added later There were strict rules Wrigley insisted that looks and good manners were as important as fastballs and home runs Players had to go to charm school They were coached in how to dress and wear makeup On field and off they had to wear lipstick Game uniforms included skirts The result was a lot of skinned knees Sophie Kurys played 11 seasons in the league According to Kurys the league wanted them to act girlish and play like superstars What they didn t realize was how well the girls could actually play she said Based on the article the reader can tell that A many AAGPBL players would probably not have gone to charm school if the league hadn t made them go B Philip Wrigley began the AAGPBL because he no longer wanted to own the Chicago Cubs C most of the players in the AAGPBL were grateful when the league shut down in 1954 D Pepper Davis tried out for the AAGPBL because she thought baseball would be easier to play than softball SUBMIT