BRAINTREE, Mass. - Mary Pratt, a trailblazing athlete who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League which inspired the iconic sports movie, “A League of Their Own,” has died.
She was 101. She passed away peacefully on May 6 at a nursing home, her nephew, Walter Pratt, told The Patriot Ledger. Pratt pitched in the women's league from 1943-47, playing for both the Rockford Peaches and Kenosha Comets.
She was believed to be the last surviving member of the original 1943 Peaches. Former member of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) Mary Pratt waves to the crowd during a reunion ceremony before the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park on Aug.