The Fort Wayne Daisies were a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, playing out of Fort Wayne, Indiana. They debuted in 1945, replacing the Minneapolis Millerettes. They went 62-47 in their first season and finished 4 and a half games behind the first place Rockford Peaches. They spent several years near the bottom of the league, but finished first in the league's last three seasons, 1951-1954. They featured sister players Betty Foss and Joanne Weaver, who helped them capture the last five batting championships of the league and pitcher Jaynne Bittner. They made it to the playoffs in every year from 1947 to 1954, but never won the title. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a womens professional baseball league which existed from 1943 to 1954. ... Nickname: The Summit City Location in the state of Indiana, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Indiana County Allen Founded October 22, 1794 Incorporated February 22, 1840 - Mayor Graham Richard (D) - City Clerk Sandra Kennedy (D) - City Council John N. Crawford (R) Samuel J. Talarico, Jr (R) John Shoaff (D... The Rockford Peaches were a founding team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and were based in Illinois, playing their home games at Beyer Stadium. ...
FortWayne is a city and the county seat of Allen County in northeastern Indiana.
Current FortWayne straddles Interstate 69, and is served by Norfolk Southern, Conrail and CSX rail lines as well as FortWayne International Airport and Smith Field regional airport.
FortWayne is the 104th-largest television market in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research.