A League of Their Own Page #7

That's fine. That's no problem.

Doesn't mean you have to quit.

I can arrange a trade.

Like Racine? Kenosha? South Bend?

Trade me or whatever.

But figure it out by tomorrow.

Otherwise, I'm going home.

Tomorrow? Fine! I'll work

everything out by tomorrow.

You really gave me a scare there

for a second.

Hey, does anybody have

any extra hose?

- Does anybody have any extra hose?

- Mae, your date's here.

- How do I look?

- Where'd you get that dress?

- Borrowed it.

- It don't fit. It's too tight.

I don't plan on wearing it that long.

I don't know why

you get dressed at all.

- Where's Dottie?

- In there.

- Wanna go to the movies with me?

- You wanna go with me?

- You b*tch!

- What?

I've been traded to Racine!

You? I told them to trade me.

Oh, yeah, they'd really trade you.

Miss Star, Miss Perfect.

You knew what was gonna happen!

- I didn't!

- This'll be better than the movies.

- I'll quit. Is that what you want?

- Then they'll blame me for you quitting!

What do you want me to do?

Stay away from me. Leave me alone!

That's what I want you to do!

Kit, listen to me.

It was all a mistake, okay?

A big mistake.

- I was getting too good.

- You won't listen.

I knew if I did too good,

you'd do something to push me down!

Blow it out your rear end! I'm sick

of being blamed for everything...

...bothering you.

I got you into this league!

She got her in the league.

- I didn't even wanna be here!

- Then why are you still here?

Kit wants to know

why she's still playing.

My train leaves at 8:00.

I got 10 minutes to pack.

If you have trouble,

you know who to blame.

- I'll see you in the World Series.

- Yeah, you bet you will.

Don't look at her. Don't look at her.

Has anyone seen my new red hat?

Oh, piss on your hat!

- Well, that seemed uncalled for.

- Mommy!

Just keep it down, okay?

- Kit's off our team.

- She's not!

Yes, she is. Are you deaf?

Kit?

Kit, you need any help in there?

Don't act like this.

You're still in the league.

You're just on another team,

that's all.

Batter up

Hear that call

The time has come

For one and all

To play

Ball

For we're the members of

The All-American League

We come from cities

Near and far

We got Canadians

Irish ones and Swedes

We're all for one, we're one for all

We're All-Americans

Each girl stands

Her head so proudly high

Her motto, do or die

She's not the one to use

Or need an alibi

Our chaperones are not too soft

They're not too tough

Our managers are on the ball

Now, Miss Cuthbert...

You gorgeous stack

of pancakes, you!

Man on the floor!

Already dressed.

Get Stilwell away.

I don't know what he's doing.

Get him away from the tape!

- Stilwell, angel, come here now.

- All right.

- Come over here.

- All right, everybody, let's listen up.

I was in the toilet reading my contract,

and it turns out I get a bonus...

...when we get to the World Series.

So let's play hard! Play smart!

Use your heads!

That's that lump three feet

above our ass, right, Jimmy?

Well, some more prominent

than others there.

Come in.

Excuse me.

Excuse me!

I got a telegram

from the War Department.

Oh, my God! Ernie!

Let's see.

Boy, I hate these.

These are the worst.

The Army could at least

send someone personally...

...to tell you your husband's dead.

Darn! I had the name right here.

Well, I gotta go back

and get this straightened out.

- Sorry.

- Hey.

- Just give me the telegram.

- I can't. I don't have a name.

- Just give me the telegram.

- Hey.

This is official.

This is from the War Department!

Come on! That's official business!

I'm coming...

Miss Cuthbert. Miss Cuthbert.

- I'm sorry, Betty.

- No, it's George!

No, no, no!

It's okay.

- Jimmy, you wanna take her?

- All right.

- It's okay. It's okay.

- It's George!

It's okay.

It's George. No.

No.

All right, come on. Come on.

We still got a game to play.

Come in.

Hi, cutie.

Bob.

How?

How did you?

Bob! Oh, my God!

Bob, what happened?

- Oh, I'm fine.

- What is it?

It was a sniper.

I was lucky though.

He got seven of us before we got him.

Oh, sweetie! Oh, sweetie!

It's all right. I made it.

- I missed you so much.

- I've been discharged.

I didn't think

I'd ever see you again.

- It's all over. I'm here, baby.

- Yeah. Okay.

Well, listen.

You have to sit down here.

I'll clear all this stuff off.

I almost forgot how beautiful you are.

- Oh, no. I look terrible.

- You look beautiful.

You're the most beautiful thing

I've ever seen.

I love you.

Can we just hold each other

for the rest of our lives?

That's my plan.

Why am I the only person on this bus?

What are we waiting for?

Are you physically unable

to show up on time?

- Coming, Jimmy.

- Bye.

If you think you can do without

the batting practice, think again.

Not with the way you've been hitting.

Oh, let's not go to the World Series

without Stilwell's toys!

- Alice, what time is it where you live?

- Don't yell before a game. It's bad luck.

- Mr. Dugan?

- Yeah?

- Could you sign my baseball?

- Sure.

There.

"Avoid the clap. Jimmy Dugan."

That's good advice!

Dottie. Write to us. We'll miss you.

We will. Thanks.

Good luck in the World Series.

- Bye!

- Bye, girls. Bye, girls.

- Goodbye.

- Goodbye, Molly.

So lovely. We'll be back.

- Taking a little day trip?

- No.

Bob and I are...

...driving home...

...to Oregon.

I really thought you were a ballplayer.

- Well, you were wrong.

- Was I?

Yeah. It is only a game, Jimmy.

It's only a game,

and I don't need this.

I have Bob. I don't need this. I don't.

I gave away five years at the end

of my career to drinking.

Five years.

There isn't anything I wouldn't give

to get back any one day of it.

Well, we're different.

That's chickenshit! You wanna go

home and make 100 babies, great.

I can't tell anyone how to live.

But sneaking out like this,

quitting...

You'll regret it for the rest of your life.

Baseball is what gets inside you.

It's what lights you up.

You can't deny that.

It just got too hard.

It's supposed to be hard.

If it wasn't hard,

everyone would do it.

The hard is what makes it great.

Everything all right?

Yeah, fine. Fine.

Bye, Jimmy.

First game of the first

women's baseball World Series.

This is history in the making.

History in the making!

- This is for you.

- We brought you these also.

- For me?

- Thank them!

Yes!

- Cut it out!

- I'm sorry.

You're out!

Safe!

Two box seats on the third base line.

Anybody want them?

I got two box seats. Who wants them?

- One of them.

- Ten bucks.

That's my daughter, third baseman,

Doris Murphy. Best one they got.

- Where you from?

- Staten Island.

After the game, I'm gonna

take her out for a steak dinner.

All right, all right, all right!

Time for the song and dance.

What is that smell?

Alice thinks it's bad luck

to change her socks.

So we all have to suffer?

Get away.

Outfielders, play deep a couple steps.

Don't give up anything long. Alice?

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