(DeKalb) – During the 1940s, male professional baseball players left the field to lend a hand in WW2 war efforts. To keep the game alive, Chicago Cubs’ owner Philip K. Wrigley and others started the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) which lasted from 1943-1954. Rockford’s own team, The Peaches, were one of the best teams in the league, winning the championship four times, more than any other team. Today many people know of the Peaches through the 1992 Hollywood film, A League of Their Own.
Join us at the DeKalb Public Library on Saturday, March 21, for a program on the Rockford Peaches and the history of women’s baseball.
Provided by Midway Village Museum, this presentation is part of the America 250 initiative: celebrating our nation throughout the year. It is open to all ages and sponsored by The Friends of the Library. Registration is not required. It will begin at 11:00 a.m. in the lower-level Yusunas Meeting Room.
For more information, please contact Susan at susang@dkpl.org or (815) 756-9568 ext. 2114.
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