Boundary Stones
When A League of Their Own Came to Alexandria
4/27/2026 | 1m 43s
You've seen A League of Their Own but did you know about its connection to Alexandria, Virginia?
In the spring of 1951, Washington sports promoter Goldie Ahearn brought two teams from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League to Alexandria for spring training. As newsreel cameras rolled, the teams conducted workouts at a local park to prep for exhibition games, which Ahearn hoped would grow into something more -- perhaps a Washington franchise. But Mother Nature had other plans.
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Boundary Stones is a local public television program presented by WETA
Boundary Stones
When A League of Their Own Came to Alexandria
4/27/2026 | 1m 43s
In the spring of 1951, Washington sports promoter Goldie Ahearn brought two teams from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League to Alexandria for spring training. As newsreel cameras rolled, the teams conducted workouts at a local park to prep for exhibition games, which Ahearn hoped would grow into something more -- perhaps a Washington franchise. But Mother Nature had other plans.
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