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17 year old Jackie Mitchell, known as "the girl who struck out Babe Ruth" signed a contract to be a pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts men's Baseball team. The Lookouts are a minor league class AA farm team in the New York Yankees organization.
On April 2, 1931 the New York Yankees stopped in Chattanooga for an exhibition game on their way home from spring training. Jackie came into the game in the middle of the first inning and proceeded to strike out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back! The story immediately made national headlines. A few days later, Baseball Commissioner Landis voided Mitchell's contract, claiming that baseball was "too strenuous" for a woman.
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When were women allowed to get involved in baseball?
While a woman has never played in an MLB regular season game, there was a woman who played in spring training and struck out Babe Ruth, and her name was Jackie Mitchell she also struck out Lou Gehrig, on 7 combined pitches. (Ruth on 4, Gehrig on 3). There was the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, and there was a movie made about this called, A League of Their Own. There is no rule stating that a women can't play in MLB.
Who was the only woman to sign the Declaration of Independence?
No woman signed the Declaration of Independence.
Why can't women play in the NFL?
Physically, of course, women can play football. It's now common for football clinics to offer options for girls, some girls play high school football on boys teams and there are full tackle football leagues for women to play in all across the country. Look for the closest team to you to learn more and support them by going to a game.
The first woman nominated by a major party for high office was?
Geraldine Ferraro
Who was the first woman nominated by a major party for high office?
Mayor Kingsta
Who was the first woman to play on a Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Why isn't Woman's Major League Baseball?
well ill tell you one thing they had a major league baseball of some sort, but it only lasted 1943 to 1954. Whoa 11 years who knew. I watched this movie very heartwarming '' a league of their own'' watch this movie and i can assure you your answer will be asked. I'm a fellow softball player because they don't allow girls in baseball for issues to be worse and i will support every woman that thinks this is wrong. Their is no reason why women can not start a woman's baseball league.
What is the name of the first woman to play major league baseball?
the answer is Jackie but i don't know what her first name is sorry:(
Are woman allowed be owners of a baseball team Are woman allowed to coach on Major League Baseball team?
Yes. Women are not restricted in any way by Major League Baseball. However, there has never been a female manager or general manager in MLB. Marge Schott, former owner of the Cincinnati Reds is the most famous woman owner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge_Schott She owned the team for most of the 1980s and 1990s.
Who participates in baseball?
Baseball is open to both men and women. But it is very difficult for a woman to make it very far in baseball because of softball, though some woman have played in the Major Leagues and the Negro leagues. Little league baseball is open to both genders, and schools are required to allow women to play on a baseball team if that school does not have a softball team.
If you were really good at baseball even though you are a girl and you could play just as well as a guy could you get drafted by a Major League Team?
The Major League's rules (and Minor League rules) allow for women to get drafted and to play on the teams. Whether or not a team would actually draft a woman, and how they would deal with locker room issues, is unclear.
Was there ever a woman on a Major league baseball team?
the Girl who struck out Babe RuthNo. There never was a women that played Major League Baseball but, one girl came close in 1931. Her name was Jackie Mitchell, and is known as "the girl who struck out Babe Ruth." The 17-year old Jackie signed a contract to be a pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts men's baseball team. The Lookouts are a minor league class AA farm team in the New York Yankees organization.On April 2, 1931 the New York Yankees stopped in Chattanooga for an exhibition game on their way home from spring training. Jackie came into the game in the middle of the first inning and proceeded to strike out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back! The story immediately made national headlines. A few days later, Baseball Commissioner Landis voided Mitchell's contract, claiming that baseball was "too strenuous" for a woman.
Who was the first woman baseball player?
Major League Baseball has never had a girl play on any team.
Who were the first African-American women to play in the WNBA?
Leslie Williams might of been one or i think that's her name
When were women allowed to get involved in baseball?
While a woman has never played in an MLB regular season game, there was a woman who played in spring training and struck out Babe Ruth, and her name was Jackie Mitchell she also struck out Lou Gehrig, on 7 combined pitches. (Ruth on 4, Gehrig on 3). There was the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, and there was a movie made about this called, A League of Their Own. There is no rule stating that a women can't play in MLB.
Who was the only woman to sign the Declaration of Independence?
No woman signed the Declaration of Independence.
When was Men's League for Opposing Woman Suffrage created?
Men's League for Opposing Woman Suffrage was created in 1909.
