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Canadians in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL)
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) operated between 1943 and 1954. A total of 68 Canadian women from six provinces signed contracts to play on the circuit. It was later immortalized by the Hollywood movie A League of Their Own (1992). Canadian players were among the best pitchers and hitters in the league. Mary “Bonnie” Baker starred on the field and appeared on the league’s behalf on TV and in magazines. Helen Fox led the league as a pitcher, Eleanor Callow was the league’s all-time best power hitter and Helen (Callaghan) Candaele St. Aubin was known as “the feminine Ted Williams.” The Canadians who played in the AAGPBL were inducted as a group into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1998. Candaele St. Aubin was inducted individually in 2021.