Better hitters than them couldn't hit me. Why should they have been any different? — Jackie (image via Library of Congress) As a teenager playing for her minor league women's team, the Chattanooga Lookouts, Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth. And Lou Gehrig.
A Woman to Know: Jackie Mitchell
A Woman to Know: Jackie Mitchell
A Woman to Know: Jackie Mitchell
Better hitters than them couldn't hit me. Why should they have been any different? — Jackie (image via Library of Congress) As a teenager playing for her minor league women's team, the Chattanooga Lookouts, Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth. And Lou Gehrig.