Former Rockford Peaches Pitcher...Mary Pratt dies at 101

[MissMillie]

https://www.boston.com/sports/local-news/2020/05/11/mary-pratt-rockford-peaches-a-league-of-their-own

"She was believed to be the last surviving member of the original 1943 Peaches."

Swing for the fences, Mary! RIP

[ProfessorGAC]

1. RIP!

As in "Rip one to the gap, Mary!"
I have to say, I never gave any thought to the women's pro baseball league.
Then Penny Marshall did a movie.
Totally changed my level of awareness!

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Loved the movie abt their story.

[bobbieinok]

3. Fun movie. IIRC it restarted Tom Hanks career

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. And the phrase, "There's no crying in baseball!"

[MissMillie]

5. It's definitely one of my fav baseball movies

Of course, there are so many good ones, that a lot of them end up being "one of my favorite."

[kentuck]

6. Is that Rockford, Illinois and Kenosha, Wisconsin?

I have friends in Rockford. That have a similar "Peaches" competitiveness about them.

[MissMillie]

7. According to Wikipedia, yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League#Teams