A League of Their Own stars Rosie ODonnell, Geena Davis and Lori Petty have a Rockford Peaches reunion
The Rockford Peaches together again? Well, some would call that a home run.The stars of the 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” including Geena Davis, Lori Petty and Rosie O’Donnell, had a mini reunion at Chicago’s Donald Stephens Convention Center for the Chicago Sports Spectacular on Sunday.The trio spent the day signing memorabilia and snapping photos with fans of the movie.The beloved Penny Marshall-directed sports comedy followed the true story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.Davis, 68, and Petty, 61, played sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller, respectively, in the project while O’Donnell, 62, starred in a supporting role as third basewoman Doris Murphy.Also at the event were: Bitty Schram (right fielder Evelyn Gardner), Megan Cavanagh (second basewoman Marla Hooch), Tracy Reiner (left fielder Betty “Spaghetti” Horn), Anne Ramsay (first basewoman Helen Haley), Freddie Simpson (shortstop Ellen Sue Gotlander), Patti Pelton (second basewoman Marbleann Wilkinson), Connie Pounds-Taylor (outfielder Connie Calhoun) and Kelli Simpkins (outfielder Beverly Dixon).
Missing from the day? Tom Hanks, who starred as the Peaches coach and down-on-his-luck former Cubs player Jimmy Dugan, and Madonna, who was taxi dancer-turned-center fielder “All the Way” Mae Mordabito.Ellie Weingardt, who appeared as the charm school instructor, posed alongside the cast as well.O’Donnell shared a snap of the crew via Instagram on Monday with herself, Davis and Petty smiling in the center of the group.“The rockford peaches 2024 #leagueoftheirown,” the actress captioned the picture, alongside a peach emoji.One user wrote in the comments, “I’m not crying – you’re crying! Wait – there’s no crying in baseball!” A second chimed in: “That’s so great! This was one of my favorite movies as a kid.Our family knew all the best lines.
So good to see you all together.”A third moviegoer gushed: “Now I am sitting at my desk and wor...