SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The South Bend Cubs will be honoring the women who played for the South Bend Blue Sox in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League on Thursday.

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Night will be presented by The History Museum of South Bend.

The South Bend Blue Sox were a founding team of the largest all-women’s professional baseball organization, which ran from 1943 to 1954.

The team won back-to-back league championships in 1951 and 1952.

Gates open at 6 p.m., the game starts at 7:05 p.m., and tickets are available online at https://www.milb.com/south-bend