The Rockford Peaches were a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing out of Rockford, Illinois for the entire existence of the league from 1943 to 1954. Although the 1992 movie A League of Their Own features the Rockford Peaches, all of the characters playing on the team were fictional. Also, the team did not play in the 1943 league championship against the Racine Belles, as depicted in the film. The Belles played the Kenosha Comets.
The Peaches won the league championship in 1945, 1948, 1949, and 1950.
Earl,
that Baseball Junkie, says.....
"Girls.... and guys (real men-guys, who aren't afraid of strong girls...),
There's so much cool stuff on line about the Peaches and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League,
that I suggest you "Google it" to find out more.
And if you haven't seen the movie A League of Their Own, rent it today!
It's on my top 20 list of All Time Best Movies! Really!!"
