w au kee . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁high ▁ticket ▁prices ▁charged ▁for ▁A AG P BL ▁games ▁failed ▁to ▁encou rage ▁significant ▁fan ▁support . ▁Due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁community ▁support ▁and ▁ske ptic ism ▁of ▁journal ists , ▁the ▁Ch icks ▁moved ▁to ▁Grand ▁Rap ids , ▁Michigan ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁season . ▁ ▁  * ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁season ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Wis n iew ski ▁became ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Polish ▁R if le , ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁eth nic ▁orig ins , ▁and ▁Iron ▁Woman ▁by ▁her ▁hard ▁throwing ▁pitch es ▁and ▁end urance ▁at ▁the ▁m ound . ▁She ▁would ▁fare ▁even ▁better ▁in ▁that ▁season , ▁helping ▁the ▁renamed ▁Grand ▁Rap ids ▁Ch icks ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁play offs , ▁setting ▁league ▁season - rec ords ▁for ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed ▁( 3 9 1 ) ▁and ▁E RA ▁( 0 . 8 1 ), ▁and ▁went ▁ 3 2 - 1 1 ▁in ▁ 4 6 ▁games ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁vict ories . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Rap ids ▁staff ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 8 - 3 9 ▁record . ▁She ▁also ▁struck ▁out ▁ 8 2 ▁bat ters ▁and ▁walked ▁ 6 1 , ▁and ▁her ▁ 3 2 ▁vict ories ▁represented ▁a ▁single - season ▁record . ▁ ▁Wis n iew ski ▁pitch ed ▁and ▁won ▁both ▁ends ▁of ▁a ▁double header ▁against ▁the ▁R ac