She is known for her work on a league of their own 1992. Pepper pairedavis, inspiration for geena davis character in. Pepper paire davis, marge callaghan, helen callaghan, faye dance, helen hannah campbell, harold greiner, sophie kurys, thelma tiby eisen. Lavone pepper paire davis at yankee stadium in june 2010. Lavonne pepper pairedavis, inspiration for dottie in a. The baseball guru pepper and salt pepper paire, an. Make offer dirt in the skirt by pepper paire davis 2009 pb very rare. Ladies of baseball aagpbl autograph signed book dottie. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration. She is known for her work on a league of their own 1992, a league of their own 1987 and pajama party 2000.
Additional victory song page signed by lavonne pepper paire davis. Pepper paire davis recalls luring their grand rapids chicks chaperone from her bubble bath, only to place a fish in it when she left. Hall of fame 125 louisville slugger mini baseball bat. Originally published in the britannica book of the year. Feb 05, 20 lavonne pepper paire davis, a star of the all american girls professional baseball league in the 1940s and an inspiration for the central character in the movie a league of their own, has died. Lavonne pepper pairedavis, a star of the all american girls professional baseball league in the 1940s and an inspiration for the central character in the movie a league of their own, has died. I lived 6 blocks from memorial park and went to every game. She chronicled her baseball adventures in the 2009 book dirt in the skirt. Feb 24, 2011 here is an interview with lavone pepper paire davis, am outstanding woman and a legend in baseball. Lavonne paire davis american baseball player britannica. In 2009, she published a book about her adventures in. It is my regret i didnt discover this book until after reading of the passing of pepper paire davis.
Pepper pairedavis, seen here in a racine heritage museum file photo was an onetime player for the racine belles, a team in the all american girls professional baseball league. Baseball legend pepper davis pens a book of her own. Ive always been jealous of people who had cool nicknames usually related to sports so id love the opportunity to use one as cool as pepper. Pepper paires baseball career ended when she met robert davis at a bowling league. June 29, 20 pepper paire was an amazing baseball player. Pepper paire davis may 29, 1924 february 2, 20 was a baseball catcher and. Dorothy dottie kamenshek, pepper paire davis, lefty hohlmayer, and marge wenzell.
Paire began her career in 1944 with the minneapolis millerettes. Bestselling author john scalzi talks the end of everything. Lavonne pepper pairedavis played in the all american girls. Feb 03, 20 paire davis was a model for the character played by geena davis in the 1992 hit a league of their own, which also starred rosie odonnell, madonna and tom hanks as the crusty manager who shouted.
The movie a league of their own was based on her life. Lavonne pepper paire davis, a star of the all american girls professional baseball league in the 1940s and an inspiration for the central character in the movie a league of their own, has died. Pepper paire davis may 29, 1924 february 2, 20 was a baseball catcher and infielder who played from 1944 through 1953 in the allamerican girls professional baseball league. Her marriage license says her name was lavonne davis, but the baseball world knew her as pepper paire. With a loving mom who allowed her to be all she could be and a big brother to watch her back, she learned the important things in life early. She was a catcher for four clubs, most prominently the grand rapids chicks.
Here is an interview with lavone pepper paire davis, am outstanding woman and a legend in baseball. Baseball legend lavonne pepper paire davis was the inspiration for geena davis character in a league of their own. I joined the future daisy league as a year old in fort wayne, indiana. She was a technical advisor on the film a league of their own. Lavonne pairedavis inspiration behind a league of their. Here is an interview with lavone pepper paire davis, am. Hall of fame 125 louisville slugger mini baseball bat signed by players of a league of their own the year of the movie premiere. Pepper davis cover photo of her book dirt in the om 40204634. Pepper paire, the saltiest gal in the old league of their own, died february 2 in her home in van nuys california. League of their own inspiration didnt mind a dirty skirt. Welcome to my blog which will show my schedule of podcasts on blog talk radio via ndb media.
Pepper paire davis talks womens baseball in her book. Hall of fame 125 louisville slugger mini baseball bat signed. Glue residue from price sticker on upper right corner of dust jacket. Lavone pepper paire davis, a star of the allamerican girls professional baseball league in the 1940s and an inspiration for the movie a league of their own, has died in california. Pepper paire davis is the author of dirt in the skirt 3. Pairedavis was a model for the character played by geena davis in the 1992 hit a league of their own, which also starred rosie odonnell, madonna. Lavonne pepper pairedavis, a star of the all american girls professional baseball league in the 1940s and an inspiration for the central character in the. The classic baseball film a league of their own immortalized the life of lavonne pepper pairedavis, though you might not have made the connection at first. Pepper and salt pepper paire an appreciation by john b holway. Upon discovering it, the chaperonedeathly afraid of fish. Davis, who was known as pepper paire in her playing days, entered the league in 1944, the year after it was formed by philip w. Dirt in the skirt by pepper paire davis 2009 1111 on. Pepper is an absolute inspiration from her childhood and through many years with many ups and downs. She also played with the fort wayne daisies and racine belles before landing in grand rapids for the 1948 season.
While a league of their own fictionalizes the story of the. Woman baseball pioneer lavonne pepper pairedavis passes. Pairedavis went on to write dirt in the skirt, a 2009 book chronicling her experiences in pro baseball and in 1992, the california native was a model for the character portrayed by geena davis in the film a league of their own. Dec 01, 2009 dirt in the skirt tells the life story of lavone pepper paire davis, a topnotch catcher and a 10year veteran of the allamerican girls professional baseball league of the 40s and 50s with. Pepper davis, 88, knew why there was no crying in baseball. The game didnt resurface for davis until the movie. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Girls of summer book by lois brown, 1992 hardcover wdust jacket, 212 pages, very good condition. In 2009, she published a book about her adventures in baseball, dirt in the. Pepper paire davis, theres no crying in baseball signed t.
Pepper paire s baseball career ended when she met robert davis at a bowling league. Pepper davis was a tenyear veteran of the all american girls professional baseball league. Feb 05, 20 lavone pepper paire davis at yankee stadium in june 2010. So, from this evidence, i postulate that if there was anything guaranteed to make me cry buckets of salt tears, it would have been watching a league of their own with lavonne pepper pairedavis. In december 2009, paire released her own book, dirt in the skirt, to set the record straight on her life and fellow players from the aagpbl.