AAGPBL Mystery Cache
peepz: This one has been around a couple of years. Will free this up for another cache
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The coords are a general entrance to where you can park. Enjoy a bit of history and a beautiful park. Cache is only available during park hours. Be sure to hide it better than you found it. Cache is registered with Shelby Parks and Recreation.
What is the AAGPBL?
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Search the net for official web site for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Players Association. Once you have found that site. From there you will find the answers to the cache questions listed below. You will learn a bit of history about the league, the players and much more.
The cache is a small container, located in the park where the original coordinates take you. The final coordinates are the following:
N 42 38.A
W 083 01.B
Solving the ‘A’ coordinates
Songs, they had a victory song. It was co-written by Lavone “Pepper” Paire Davis and Nalda “Bird” Phillips. It was copyrighted in what year? 19__ The answer = A1
In what year was the pitching distance 42’? 19__The answer =A2
What year was the first year the ladies threw Overhand? 19__The answer = A3
What year was the movie “A League of Their Own” released? 19__ The answer=A4
A1+A2+A3+A4+57 = A
Solving the ‘B’ coordinates
Who was the only girl to play all 12 seasons for the AAGBBL? She also played a record 15 seasons of professional baseball. She holds the all-time record for the most games played and the most at-bats, and the most RBI’s. Read her player biography by Jim Sargent.
How many RBI’s did she have? This answer =B1
What was here age when she joined the AAGPBL? This answer =B2
How many seasons did she play for the AAGPBL? This answer = B3
How many women chaperones per team? The answer is B4
B1+B2+B3-B4 = B
Now let's Play Ball!!
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