Former Rockford Peaches pitcher Mary Pratt died this week at age 101, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League confirmed.
Pratt was the last known living Peaches player from its 1943 team, the year the league launched. The AAGPBL's success inspired the classic 1992 film A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis.
Pratt was born on Nov. 30, 1918, in Bridgeport, Conn., and moved to her father's hometown of Quincy, Mass., during her childhood. She fulfilled her dream of graduating from college when she finished her studies in physical education at Boston University in 1940.