haʊˈɛvɚ dᵻspˈaɪt pˈɑːpjʊlɚ bᵻlˈiːf ðætðə wˈɪmɪn plˈeɪd ˈoʊnli tə pˌʊt ˌɔn ɐ ʃˈoʊ ænd sˈɛl tˈɪkɪts æt ðə ɡˈeɪmz, ðeɪ wɜː ɡˈʊd bˈeɪsbɔːl plˈeɪɚz.
However despite popular belief that the women played only to put on a show and sell tickets at the games, they were good baseball players.