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Men's professional softball in the United States

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Hall of Fame - Tex Collins (Detroit), Ron Ford (Detroit), Jim Galloway (New York, Trenton), Bill Gatti (Kentucky), Mike Gouin (Detroit), Dennis Graser (Milwaukee), Mike Nye (Detroit), Steve Loya (Cleveland), Mike Mancenko (Cleveland), Willie Simpson (Chicago), Bert Smith (Detroit), and manager Eddie
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Zolna (Chicago). In addition, pro softball alumni Rick Weiterman (Milwaukee), Cal Carmen (Rochester, Detroit), Gary Vitto (Detroit), Chuck Drewicz (Detroit), Bill Gatti (Kentucky), Mike Mancenko (Cleveland), and Braxton Speller, Jr. (Detroit) are members of
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unsuccessfully challenged Stepien in court in an attempt to prevent the new league from splitting the young professional sport. The NASL only lasted the one season. Also in 1980, Stepien made the news when he held a promotional event for the league in
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would even offer $ 30,000 to the Statesmen to buy Pepitone's contract in 1978. That offer was rejected. After the New Jersey franchise disbanded in 1979, Pepitone went on to serve as the team president and played first base for
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team. The balls were estimated to be traveling at 144 mph by the time they reached the street, damaging cars and injuring several spectators. One was caught by Cleveland outfielder Mike Zarefoss.
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The professional softball era showcased some of the all-time best in softball history with several pro era veterans represented in the
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leagues were formed in the United States to build on the growth and talent in the booming men's amateur game during this period. The
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A number of prominent athletes from other sports came to the professional softball leagues.
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During the late 1970s and early 1980s, several men's professional slow-pitch
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served as PR officials for the new league; Pepitone would also play for
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in the North American Softball League (NASL) in their 1980 season.
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on September 7, 1979 was an APSPL championship game between the
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https://www.statscrew.com/othersports/standings/l-APSOL/y-1977
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Team chosen by Robert Brown, former NASL league commissioner
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Of note historically, the first sporting event to air on
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International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 56
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Bill Gatti (Kentucky), Bob Schuster, (Rochester), 21
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in which he dropped softballs from the 52nd floor of
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Index

Men's professional softball leagues
softball
World Football League
Bill Byrne
Women's Professional Basketball League
New York Yankees
Whitey Ford
Milwaukee Schlitz
Fort Wayne Huggie Bears
Cleveland Stepien's Competitors
Ted Stepien
Major League Baseball
Mudcat Grant
Joe Pepitone
Chicago Nationwide Advertising
Trenton Statesmen
Pittsburgh Hardhats
Cleveland
Terminal Tower
Cleveland Competitors
ESPN
Milwaukee Schlitz
Kentucky Bourbons
Major League Baseball
Jim Rivera
Curt Blefary
Johnny Callison
Milt Pappas
National Football League
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson

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