A League of Their Own

Also known as League of Their Own

1992 film by Penny Marshall

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As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.

Released: 1992-07-01128 minDir: Penny MarshallComedy, DramaBudget: $40.0MBox office: $132M

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Cast

Tom Hanks as Jimmy Dugan
Geena Davis as Dottie Hinson (C)
Lori Petty as Kit Keller (P)
Madonna as Mae Mordabito (CF)
Rosie O'Donnell as Doris Murphy (3B)
Megan Cavanagh as Marla Hooch (2B)

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A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). It stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, and Bill Pullman and was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, from a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson.

It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $132.4 million worldwide and garnering acclaim for Marshall's direction and the performances of its ensemble cast. In 2012, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".