This day in baseball: Babe Didrikson opens for the Cards

In a spring exhibition game on March 23, 1934, Babe Didrikson pitched the first inning for the St. Louis Cardinals. The female track and field Olympian gave up three runs against the Red Sox in Bradenton, Florida.

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Babe (Didrikson) Zaharias, c. 1938 (public domain)

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