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Jackie Mitchell

Jackie Mitchell (1913-1987)
The Teen Who Struck Out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
In 1931, a seventeen-year-old girl struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in front of a crowd of thousands -- and then was benched into obscurity.

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