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“A League of Their Own for the softball set” (Lily Koppel, bestselling author of The Astronaut
Wives Club), Fastpitch is hidden history at its most intriguing—the tale of the forgotten beginnings
of one of the most popular and widely played sports today.Softball is played by tens of millions in
various age groups all around the world, but the origins of this beloved sport (and the charismatic
athletes who helped it achieve prominence in the mid-twentieth century) have been shrouded in
mystery…until now. Fastpitch brings to vivid life the eclectic mix of characters that make up
softball’s vibrant 129-year history. From its humble beginnings in 1887, when it was invented in a
Chicago boat club and played with a broomstick, to the rise in the 1940s and 1950s of
professional-caliber, company-sponsored teams that toured the country in style, softball’s history
is as varied as it is fascinating. Though it’s thought of today as a female sport, fastpitch softball’s
early history is full of male stars, such as the vaudeville-esque Eddie Feigner, whose signature
move was striking out batters while blindfolded. But because softball was one of the only team
sports that also allowed women to play competitively, it took on added importance for female
athletes. Women like Bertha Ragan Tickey, who set strikeout records and taught Lana Turner to
pitch, and her teammate Joan Joyce, who struck out baseball star Ted Williams, made a
name—and a life—for themselves in an era when female athletes had almost no prospects.
Softball allowed them to flourish, and they in turn inspired a whole new generation of athletes.
Featuring eight pages of captivating, vintage photos and compelling, well-researched historical
commentary, this “fun and entertaining read” (Billie Jean King) chronicles softball’s unique history
as well as its uncertain future (as evidenced by its controversial elimination from the 2012
Olympics, and the mounting efforts to have it reinstated). A celebration of this distinctively
American game and the role it plays in our culture today, Westly has written “a must-read for
anyone who loves the sport” (Jonathan Fader, author of Life as Sport).
 
 
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