Deegan, Millie, 1919-2002

"Mildred 'Millie' Deegan, played 10 seasons with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Deegan, who was in the league from 1943 until 1952, spent six years pitching and playing second base for the Rockford Peaches, the team featured in the 1992 movie 'A League of Their Own.' She ended up with a .260 batting average. Before switching to baseball, Deegan, who was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., earned a reputation as 'the Babe Ruth of women's softball' for her hitting prowess. Once, at the old Madison Square Garden in New York City, she hit a softball so far that even Ruth was impressed. He posed with her and squeezed the biceps on her right arm."--http://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/mildred-deegan-millie/18