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Kenosha Comets

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Kenosha Comets

1943–1951
Kenosha, Wisconsin

Team logo	Cap insignia

Minor league affiliations

Previous leagues

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Team data

Previous names

Shamrocks^[1]

Colors

Green, white

Previous parks

Lake Front Stadium (1943–1947)
Simmons Field (1948–1951)

Owner(s)/
Operator(s)

AAGPBL

**1943 Kenosha Comets inaugural season** - Back L-R: Josh Billings (Manager), Audrey Wagner, Ethel McCreary, Lee Harney, Ann Harnett, Janice O`Hara, Ada Ryan (Chaperone).
Middle L-R: Phyllis Koehn, Kay Heim, Helen Westerman, Helen Nicol, Darlene Mickelsen.
Front L-R: Clara Cook, Myrna Nearing, Mary Louise Lester, Shirley Jameson, Pauline Pirok.

The Kenosha Comets were a women's professional baseball team based in Kenosha, Wisconsin that played from 1943 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The team played their home games at Kenosha's Lake Front Stadium, but later moved to Simmons Field.

History

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The Kenosha Comets were one of the first four teams in the AAGPBL. Unofficially nicknamed the "Shamrocks" by out of town newspapers owing to their green uniforms, a contest to name the team was won by Mrs. Hazel Templeton who chose The Comets which the team officially adopted on June 4. ^[2] ^[1] In 1943, the Comets posted the third-best record of the league at 56–52, but had won the second-half title (33–21) and earned a ticket to the playoffs; they were swept in three games by the Racine Belles.

Kenosha again placed third in 1944 (62–54) and made the playoffs, thanks to a first-half title (36–23). The Comets took a 3–2 lead over the Milwaukee Chicks in the best-of-seven series, but lost the decisive Game 7. Kenosha faded after that, placing last in 1945 (41–69), seventh of eight teams in 1946 (42–70), and last in 1947 (43–69).

The Comets rebounded in 1948, placing fifth (61–64) in the five–team Western Division and advancing to the playoffs, but were defeated by Racine in the first round, three games to zero. In 1949, Kenosha finished fourth (58–55) in the eight–team league, and lost to the Muskegon Lassies in two games during the first round of post–season action.

Their most productive season came in 1950, when they finished second with a 64–46 record, three games behind Racine, only to lose for the fifth straight appearance in the first round, this time to the Rockford Peaches in four games.

In 1951, Kenosha placed sixth (36–71) in the eight-team league, out of contention. The team folded at the end of the season.

In its nine years of history, the Kenosha Comets had in their rosters notable players as pitcher Helen Nicol and slugger Audrey Wagner, as well as Lois Florreich, Katie Horstman, Elizabeth Mahon, Dorothy Schroeder, and Fern Shollenberger.

All-time roster

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Bold denotes members of the inaugural roster

Managers

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* Josh Billings	1943 1944
* Marty McManus	1944
* Eddie Stumpf	1945
* Press Cruthers	1946
* Ralph Shinners	1947
* Chet Grant	1948
* Johnny Gottselig	1949 1950 1951
* Ernestine Petras	1950

References

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^ ^a ^b @AAGPBL (May 30, 2018). "1st game in the doubleheader between the #RacineBelles & Kenosha Shamrocks (renamed Comets later that week) resulted in Kenosha winning 8-6 in 7 inns due to rain and heavy fog. 2nd game was rained out and picked up the next day where Racine won 6-3 (in 7 innings due to rain)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Kenosha Evening News, June 5, 1943

Sources

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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League history
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Kenosha Comets seasons
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League official website – Manager/Player profile search results
W. C. Madden (2000). All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-0597-X.
W. C. Madden (2005). The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0.

External links

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Field of Dreams: AAGPBL 80th Reunion 2023 documentary about the Comets (Discover Wisconsin)

v t e All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Teams	Battle Creek Belles Chicago Colleens Fort Wayne Daisies Grand Rapids Chicks Kalamazoo Lassies Kenosha Comets Milwaukee Chicks Minneapolis Millerettes Muskegon Belles Muskegon Lassies Peoria Redwings Racine Belles Rockford Peaches South Bend Blue Sox Springfield Sallies
Seasons	1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
Awards and recognition	All-Star Team Player of the Year Batting records Fielding records Pitching records
Related articles	List of managers List of players Official Rules A League of Their Own (film) A League of Their Own (1993 TV series) A League of Their Own (2022 TV series) Bill Allington Arthur Meyerhoff Philip K. Wrigley

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