The 1992 film A League Of Their Own is loosely based on the real story of the AAGPBL, with fictional characters and other Hollywood changes.
A League Of Their Own has many fictionalized aspects, but the AAGPBL was a real league from 1943 to 1954. The Penny Marshall film loosely follows the story of the AAGPBL, which stands for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was formed in 1943 during World War II when Major League Baseball was in danger since men were being drafted for war. In the same way, women stepped up to work men's factory jobs, they did the same for baseball.
This led to a lack of publicity and advertising for the teams since they didn't have the same knowledge and experience as people like Wrigley and Meyerhoff did. League president Fred Leo attempted to raise promotion for the teams, but his efforts didn't go very far. The league eventually died out after 1954.
The color was due to most dye colors being unavailable during the war. The Rockford Peaches won the league championship in 1945, 1948, 1949, and 1950. They were one of the most successful teams in the league, which is why the film focused on them over some others. Pitcher Mary Pratt was the last living member of the team and passed away in 2020 at 101 years old.
Another thing the film got right is that the Racine Belles did win the championship in 1943. What they got wrong is the team wasn't playing against the Peaches but the Kenosha Comets instead. Since the league still wanted the women to appeal to the male gaze, they had to take etiquette classes called charm school to make sure they were still behaving like ladies even though they were playing a men's sport. This was showcased in the film.
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