Book Description

for The Baseball Adventure of Jackie Mitchell, Girl Pitcher vs. Babe Ruth by Jean L.S. Patrick, Ted Hammond, Richard Pimentel Carbajal, and Emma Carlson Berne

From the Publisher

In 1931, seventeen-year-old Jackie Mitchell pitches against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game, becoming the first professional female pitcher in baseball history.

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