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Women's Baseball Standout Kamenshek Dies

from National Public Radio
May 21, 2010

Dorothy Kamenshek was a star in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1940s and '50s. She was the inspiration for Dottie Hinson, the star of the 1992 film A League of Their Own.

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  • Morning Edition, May 21, 2010
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