Milwaukee Chicks

Milwaukee Chicks
Milwaukee Chicks
(1944); Milwaukee, Wisconsin ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Minor league titles
League titles	1944
Team data
Name	Brewettes, Schnitts
Colors	Black, red, gold, gray;
Previous parks	Borchert Field
Owner(s)/; Operator(s)	AAGPBL

The Milwaukee Chicks were a women's professional baseball team which played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1944 season. They were managed by Max Carey, former star player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Robins and a future Hall of Famer.^[1]^[2]

They were also known colloquially as the "Brewettes", after the city's established baseball team, and the "Schnitts" (a term for glass of beer served half-full).

^ "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – 1944 Milwaukee Chicks".
^ W. C. Madden (2005). Women Of The All-american Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0.

[1944-Chicks-1] "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – 1944 Milwaukee Chicks".

[2] W. C. Madden (2005). Women Of The All-american Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0.

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