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Dottie Kamenshek was a star in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, playing for 10 seasons in the league on the Rockford Peaches. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Kamenshek played outfield for a local softball league, and at the age of 17 she was spotted by a scout from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. After tryouts at Wrigley Field in Chicago, she joined the Rockford Peaches as an outfielder when the league began in 1943, but was soon playing first base. The women's league became a popular attraction in the 1940s and early '50s, and Ms. Kamenshek was acknowledged as its greatest all-around player. She twice won the league's batting title, was named to seven all-star teams and was once recruited to play for a men's professional team. "Our skills were as good as the men's," she told baseball historian John B. Holway for an article in Baseball Research Journal. "We just weren't strong enough to compete with them." By 1948, the league had expanded to 10 teams across the Midwest and drew almost 1 million fans to its games. The players were expected to follow one simple rule: "Look like women. Play like men." They had to keep their hair at shoulder length and wear makeup even while playing and were required to attend a charm school. In the 1992 film "A League of Their Own," Geena Davis played a character named Dottie Hinson that was said to be based on Ms. Kamenshek and another star player, Pepper Paire Davis. Ms. Kamenshek was a consultant for the movie and spent two days teaching the actresses how to turn a double play. Ms. Kamenshek led her Rockford team -- which she called "the New York Yankees of the All-American League" -- to four league titles. With dwindling attendance and competition from television, the All-American League disbanded in 1954. "All the girls were there because they loved playing," she recalled of her career, "but we were also here to keep baseball going during the war." Ms. Kamenshek and the All-American League were all but forgotten until a 1988 exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Years later, people who saw her play still marveled at her ability. #wcw #herstory #timeless

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