Notably, newspaper stories from Havana indicate that the All-American girls drew larger crowds for their exhibition games at Estadio Latinoamericano than did the Dodgers.
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At the time, the Brooklyn Dodgers trained in the Cuban capital because Jackie Robinson, who would be the first Afro-American to play in the Major Leagues, was training with the Dodgers for the first time.
Acker Bilk | Luc Van Acker | Amy Acker | Drew Van Acker | Sharon Acker | Shane Acker | Ed Acker | An artist's depiction of the part of Acker's property that was sold to Washington Irving |