Team featured in 'A League of Their Own' turns 75
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The northern Illinois city whose women's baseball team was immortalized in the film "A League of Their Own" is celebrating the team's 75th anniversary.
The 1992 film starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis focused on the Rockford Peaches and the launch of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during World War II.
The city of Rockford is planning a series of celebratory events starting on May 30, the anniversary of the league's first games. Events include an exhibition game and an outdoor screening of the movie.
The Rockford Register Star reports the events coincide with a $7 million capital campaign to establish the International Women's Baseball Center.