24 Hours For Africa: October 18-19, 2003 in Tucson, AZ
The first-ever 24-hour baseball game played only by women.
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Jennifer Gulley, Dorothy Staub, Jan Yuvan, Maia Weinstock, and Stephanie Kung take a break after a long first day of practice. The lady wants grapes. (And she wants 'em now.) Dorothy Staub chats it up with several veteran members of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, which operated in the 1940s and 50s. A League of Their Own: Players pose with members of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. Clockwise from top left: Dolores "Pickles" Lee Dries, Jeanie "Lefty" DesCombes Lesko, Amy Love, Unknown AAGPBL player, Unknown AAGPBL player, Unknown player, Jan Yuvan, Kim Wagner, Unknown, Unknown, Stephanie Kung, Unknown player, Maia Weinstock, Dorothy Staub. Jen, Dorothy, Steph, and Maia load up on carbs and fluids on 4th Avenue near downtown Tucson the night before the game. Welcome to Tucson's Electric Park, home of the AAA Tucson Sidewinders and the spring training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox! The African Grey-birds (left) and the Red-Eyed Nites (right) are flanked by US Doctors For Africa president Ted Alemayhu and American Women's Baseball Vice President Rob Novotny (far right). View Full Size New York Women's Baseball Association Representin' (L-R): Maia Weinstock, Stephanie Kung, Jennifer Gulley, Jan Yuvan, Kim Wagner, Dorothy Staub Maia hits a high fly, DEEP to right field, it's going, going... Just kidding, it's a harmless foul! Maia hits an infield blooper that falls in for a fielder's choice. We want action: Maia can't wait to pounce at third base. Jen Gulley gets hit by a pitch in her first at-bat, while Steph Kung gets out of the way! Infielder Dorothy Staub is ready to make a play at second base. What a relief: Stephanie Kung takes the mound for the Red-Eyed Nites. Two NYWBA Cyclones going at it: Jen holds Steph on at first. Kim Wagner, in her trademark Mets hat, roots from the sidelines. There's Kim tearing up the basepaths!! (She would later score.) One of the AAGPBL-ers (Anna? Pickles?) swings away. Jennifer, Chiba (#47) and several of their teammates take a break from the action. Changing of the guard: Maia greets Steph as she reports for mid-morning duty. Slugger Stephanie prepares to take an at-bat. Someone call Topps and Upper Deck, cuz Steph's ready for her closeup! After her 1am hand injury, Maia becomes the Red-Eyed Nites' cheerleader extrordinaire! There's nothing like keeping a major league bench warm... Dozing, not posing: Steph sleeps while Kim smiles for the camera. We made it!! Clockwise from left: Dorothy Staub, Kim Wagner, Maia Weinstock, Jennifer Gulley, Jan Yuvan, Stephanie Kung The Roomies: Jen, Maia and Steph have some fun after a l-o-o-o-o-n-g day.

All images © Maia Weinstock