Rockford Peaches

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The Rockford Peaches were a real-life women's professional baseball team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, later popularized by the film "A League of Their Own."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball team
sports team
women's professional baseball team
associatedWith National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
surface form: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum AAGPBL exhibit
city Rockford, Illinois
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalDepiction A League of Their Own
surface form: A League of Their Own (1992 film)
dissolved 1954
eraOfActivity 1940s
1950s
finalSeason 1954 AAGPBL season
founded 1943
foundedBy Philip K. Wrigley
genderRestriction women
hasLegacy helped advance women's participation in professional team sports in the United States
hasMemorial historical marker at former Beyer Stadium site in Rockford, Illinois
hasNotableManager Bill Allington
Jack Kloza
hasNotablePlayer Dorothy Kamenshek
Dottie Green
Joanne Winter
Mildred Deegan
Rose Gacioch
homeField Beyer Stadium
inceptionSeason 1943 AAGPBL season
inspiredBy wartime need to maintain professional baseball during World War II
league All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
locatedIn Illinois
Midwestern United States
United States of America
surface form: United States
mediaTypeDepiction feature film
notableFor being one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
numberOfLeagueChampionships 4
owner All-American Girls Professional Baseball League organization
partOf All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
representedInFictionAs Rockford Peaches self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rockford Peaches in A League of Their Own
sport baseball
teamColors peach
red
white
timePeriod World War II era
post–World War II era
wonChampionship 1945 AAGPBL championship
1948 AAGPBL championship
1949 AAGPBL championship
1950 AAGPBL championship

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A League of Their Own teamDepicted Rockford Peaches
Max Carey managedTeam Rockford Peaches
this entity surface form: Milwaukee Chicks
Rockford, Illinois hasHistoricTeam Rockford Peaches
Jimmy Dugan managesTeam Rockford Peaches
Jimmy Dugan worksFor Rockford Peaches
Mae Mordabito memberOfSportsTeam Rockford Peaches
Rockford Peaches representedInFictionAs Rockford Peaches self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rockford Peaches in A League of Their Own
Dottie Hinson team Rockford Peaches