Ellie Cornell had originally landed a role in the film but had to back out after learning she was pregnant.
Actresses auditioning for the film had to prove they could play baseball as well. All the actresses cast in the film did their own baseball stunts. None of the performers wanted stunt doubles.
David L. Lander, who has an uncredited role as a game announcer, is a real-life baseball fanatic who later became a scout for the Anaheim Angels. He is also a veteran of director Penny Marshall's _"Laverne & Shirley" (1976)_ series.
All scenes on the train and at the railroad depot were filmed at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. The passenger train seen in the film is part of the museum's collection.
Madonna's stand-in was Melissa Totten, who has performed as a Madonna impersonator in the Las Vegas stage show "Legends In Concert" for many years.
Harvey's house in Illinois is an actual house that is now owned by Robert McCormick, a general of the "Big Red One", the first Infantry. It is now a museum that can be walked through, along with a museum dedicated to the Big Red One.
When Geena Davis joined the production only days before filming was due to start (she was a late replacement for Debra Winger), she was somewhat disadvantaged in that the cast had been baseball training for months beforehand. Davis's character was supposed to be one of the greatest baseball players in America. Within weeks, however, Davis had mastered the game and was regularly beating all her co-stars.
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