Who was the AAGPBL's founder?
Philip K. Wrigley
Branch Rickey
Bill Veeck
Babe Ruth
Answer
Philip K. Wrigley, the chewing gum magnate and owner of the Chicago Cubs, founded the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1943. He created the league as a way to maintain interest in baseball during World War II, when many male players were serving in the military.
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