This day in baseball: Throws like a girl
Posted: March 20, 2014 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Babe Didrikson, Baseball, Cleveland Indians, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia Athletics, sports, St. Louis Cardinals, Women Leave a commentOn March 20, 1934, female golfer and Olympic track and field gold medalist Babe Didrikson pitched the first inning of the Philadelphia A’s spring training game against the Dodgers. In the outing, Didrikson gave up no hits and only one walk at McCurdy Field. Didrikson would also make appearances for the Indians and the Cardinals.
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