Lompoc Visitors Guide

Lompoc Valley Visitors Guide 15 Kelly Candaele is an American filmmaker and politician. H e produced a PBS documentary in 1988 "ALeague Of Their Own" written by KimWilson and Kelly Candaele who attended Lompoc High School in Lompoc California. The documen- tary is on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who his mother Helen Cal- laghan and aunt Marge Callaghan played for. Kelly is the son of Helen Callaghan Candaele St. Aubin. Helen Callaghan a left-handed center fielder who appeared in five seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), is the stories subject. Penny Marshall picked up the story and created the 1992 film A League of Their Own from it. His brother is former Major League Baseball player Casey Candaele. She was often called the “Ted Williams of women’s baseball”. The league was not yet giving out Player of the Year or All-Star honors, but it’s clear Helen was a candidate for the former and a shoe-in for the latter. Ft. Wayne finished second and advanced to the championship, but fell 4 games to 1 despite a .400 mark from the younger Callaghan. She slipped drastically in 1946, hitting just .213, even though league averages rose about 10 points. She still tied for third in steals with 114. After missing the 1947 season due to illness, she returned for part of 1948 after getting married and having her first child. However, that year she hit just .191 as a bench player. She finished her career with Kenosha in 1949. MEET THE LOMPOC CANDAELE’S, THEY’RE IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN Helen Callaghan Candaele St. Aubin (Dottie)