Just before he became a true Hollywood superstar, Tom Hanks gladly took a backseat to a nearly all-female cast in 1992’s A League of Their Own. In doing so, he became even more lovable and helped create a classic sports movie in the process.

We break down the surprisingly big questions that emerged from this next step through Tom’s career, including “Why did they recast all the main characters as old people instead of just using makeup?” Also, did Dottie drop the ball and let Kit score? Of course she didn’t, and we’ll happily explain why.

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