A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own is a 1992 movie which tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. It was adapted by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel from a story by Kim Wilson and Kelly Candaele, and was directed by Penny Marshall.

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1992 - All-American Girls Professional Baseball League - Lowell Ganz - Babaloo Mandel - Kim Wilson - Kelly Candaele - Penny Marshall

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Madonna (This Used to Be My Playground) and Carole King (Now and Forever) contributed songs to the soundtrack.

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This Used to Be My Playground - Carole King - Now and Forever - Soundtrack

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The character of "Jimmy Dugan", the team manager played by Tom Hanks, is loosely based on real-life baseball player Jimmie Foxx. All of the actresses did their own baseball playing -- they did not have stunt doubles.

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Baseball - Jimmie Foxx - Stunt double

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