Horlick Field, Racine, WI - From 1943 to 1950 this small but historic ballpark that still stands today was home to the AAGPBL's Racine Belles from 1943 to 1950. The Belles won the first AAGPBL'S championship in 1943, just like they did in the film "A League of Their Own", except they won it against the Kenosha Comets and not Tom Hank's Rockford Peaches as depicted in the movie.
Horlick Field was also home to two NFL teams in the 1920s, the Legion (1922-1924) and the Tornadoes (1926).
Designed in 1907 and opened in 1917 it's capacity was 5,000.The ballpark was named after William Horlick, the inventor of malted milk, who donated the land for it to be built on.
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