Lois Youngen, a Northeast Ohio native, played four years in the AAGPBL in the 1950s. She played outfield and caught for three teams, and was managed at one point by Jimmie Foxx
The presentation is 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 20.
Youngen, a Northeast Ohio native, played four years in the AAGPBL in the 1950s. She played outfield and caught for three teams, and was managed at one point by Jimmie Foxx, who was portrayed by Tom Hanks in the 1992 movie,She studied at Kent State University and eventually moved to Eugene, Oregon, where she earned a doctorate and was a professor in the physical education department at the University of Oregon.
In addition to the movie, the league has been kept in the news through displays at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown as well as recent books.
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