Ambridge, Aliquippa scenery seen in 'League of Their Own' trailer

Scott Tady, Beaver County Times
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AMBRIDGE − Amazon Prime has released the trailer for "A League of Their Own."

And, yes, there's plenty of Ambridge footage.

The comedy-drama, based on the hit 1992 Tom Hanks-Geena Davis movie, centers around a 1943 all-women's baseball league formed to keep the National Pastime going while men were off fighting in the war.

Debuting Aug. 12, The TV series' YouTube trailer provides visuals of Merchant Street in Ambridge decked out like the 1940s, with cars and clothes of that era. The red-brick Tobin Studios, at 1234 Merchant, is recast with a sign identifying it as a business named Chapman's.

Several baseball scenes in the trailer feature the makeshift ballfield, with dugouts and scoreboard, built last year in Ambridge in a vacant lot off New Economy Drive, northeast of the 1500 block of Merchant where a mill stands in the background.

A baseball field, scoreboard and dugouts were built in Ambridge this summer for the new Amazon Prime series "A League of Their Own."
A baseball field, scoreboard and dugouts were built in Ambridge this summer for the new Amazon Prime series "A League of Their Own."

The trailer also shows a glimpse of Aliquippa's Morrell Field, also designated Mike Ditka Field, where additional "League of Their Own" filming took place last year.

1940s cars parked in downtown Ambridge for use in Amazon Prime's new TV series "A League of Their Own."
1940s cars parked in downtown Ambridge for use in Amazon Prime's new TV series "A League of Their Own."

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Last July, "A League of Their Own" also filmed in the 500 block of Merchant Street, depicting a scene in a Black neighborhood where people were out shopping.

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A 1940s street scene was filmed in Ambridge for the Amazon Prime TV series "A League of Their Own."
A 1940s street scene was filmed in Ambridge for the Amazon Prime TV series "A League of Their Own."

There also appears to be a glimpse of Aliquippa's Morrell Field, also designated Mike Ditka Field, where some filming took place last year.

The TV series shot eight episodes in western Pennsylvania.

"A League of Their Own" stars Abbi Jacobson (Comedy Central's "Broad City"); Carnegie Mellon alum Chante Adams; D'Arcy Carden (an Emmy-nominee for "The Good Place"), Roberta Colindrez, Kelly McCormack (SyFy's "Killjoys") and Nick Offerman (NBC's "Parks & Recreation".)

Scott Tady is entertainment editor at The Times and easy to reach at stady@gannett.com.

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