[1] Chinn-Tyler, who is Black, appeared in an scene in the 1992 movie A League of Their Own as a bystander who throws back an overthrown ball from Bosse Field's first base bullpen to White actor Freddie Simpson who was warming up with actor Geena Davis in the bullpen, then gives Davis a glance full of meaning.
[2] She eventually played for the Express, a slow-pitch softball team that, according to WJCT, "dominated regional games and tournaments" in the 1970s and 1980s.
However, director Penny Marshall was at the tryouts that day, saw Chinn-Tyler play, and decided to write her into the film.
[2] In the scene, a ball is overthrown and lands near the first base bullpen, where a small crowd of Black spectators are standing to watch the game in the segregated stadium.
[3] According to Collider, the scene references pitcher Mamie Johnson, one of three women to break the gender barrier in the Negro leagues.