Dottie Hinson was a character in the 1992 Geena Davis flick A League of Their Own, and the real life inspiration for the part, a woman named Dorothy Kamenshek, died yesterday at 84, according to MLB.com. She passed away in Palm Desert, Calif. of natural causes.
Dorothy Kamenshek inspired the character Dottie Hinson. (Turner.com)
Kamenshek, who went by the name Dottie or Kammie, was an infielder for the Rockford Peaches from 1943-1951. The star was named one of the top 100 female athletes of the century by Sports Illustrated and was selected to 7 All-Star teams before the end of her career in 1953.
Dorothy Kamenshek inspired the character Dottie Hinson. (Turner.com)Kamenshek, who went by the name Dottie or Kammie, was an infielder for the Rockford Peaches from 1943-1951. The star was named one of the top 100 female athletes of the century by Sports Illustrated and was selected to 7 All-Star teams before the end of her career in 1953.
"She was the greatest ballplayer in our league," Pepper Paire Davis, a woman who played with Dorothy in the league, said. "She was one of the few ballplayers in our league who hit .300, which is like hitting .400 in the Majors."
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