Flint native Sophie Kurys remembered for stealing bases, winning title in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | MLive.com

Maybe one of the best of them all, Sophie Kurys, hailed from Flint and helped her team, the Racine Belles from Wisconsin, become one of the league’s most successful teams while at the same time making a name for herself. Kurys wore a skirt just like the rest of her teammates and opponents, but she wasn’t afraid to steal a base, racking up over 1,000 stolen bases in her career…

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