Carolyn King (born 1961[1]) was one of the first girls ever to play Little League Baseball, and was the centerpiece in a landmark sexual discrimination lawsuit in 1974.
The local league relented, and on May 10, 1973, Carolyn took the field at Candy Cane Park as a member of the Orioles.
Little League won that case, but in 1974, officials in Williamsport saw the writing on the wall and decided to drop its no-girls rule.
[4] Carolyn's story is the subject of a documentary film produced by Stunt3 Multimedia in Detroit, called The Girl in Centerfield.
[5] Due to the controversy, the 1973 all-star game between the rival Ypsilanti American and National league was not played ... until 2010, when the rosters were re-assembled as an Old-Timers' Day type event.