That Time a 17 Year Old Girl Struck Out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Back to Back

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What’s even more impressive about that was neither Ruth nor Gehrig managed to even get the bat on the ball when they swung. Ruth swung and missed twice before taking a called third strike. Gehrig swung and missed three times, striking out on just three pitches. Unfortunately for her, what she got for her efforts was to be promptly banned from Major and Minor league baseball by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

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[thebeardsolution]

"You throw like a girl"

Thank you.

[NlRAPTOR]

It's sad she didnt get her chance to play a game she obviously loved.. Instead the men were so terrified of being shown up they had to ban ALL women. pitiful.

[DiscordOfDave]

Listening to this really angered me. I get that women’s rights weren’t mainstream back then, but they couldn’t even admit that Mitchell had some insane talent.

[jockellis]

When my Mom worked at Clark Thread Co. in Acworth, GA at the beginning of WW II, there was a woman there whose minor leaguer brother threw to her in the off season. She later made the high school baseball team as a pitcher. This went on until the school board learned that she was unchaperoned on the team bus and kicked her off the squad. The rest of the team then quit in protest. The board fad to hire a chaperone for away games to get the boys to return. Her mother could not understand who the team quit until she watched a game from behind the outfield fence. Her daughter struck out every batter.

[grithbrot]

I don't even care about baseball much, but wow she was awesome!

[Eric_]

What do people put as their eye color on things like drivers licenses if they have heterochromia? (two different color eyes)

[bosnmatecaddie]

This young woman was decade's ahead of her time, I'm glad she was recognized by this video! At least she could hold her head high knowing she struck out the Sultan of Swat and the Iron Horse!

[Knight_Astolfo]

"A Devastating Sinker." I had pizza tonight, so that's my tomorrow morning.

[-biki-]

Man, that kind of sexism really makes my blood boil. Merit should count in sports, not what's between your legs. And, as you described, she had plenty of merits and could compete directly.

They said that women were too delicate for the sport, but it's clear their egos were too delicate for women's participation. Such fragility. Pathetic.

[chattjedi]

I met her before she died. She was a great lady.

[junkmalme]

In 2017 things like this still happen when men (general) get upset that a woman can outsport (pun intended) them.

[chattjedi]

Living in Chattanooga this story is known to a lot of Chattanoogan historians.

[shakezoola]

Kinda sad I don't remember once hearing this story in any documentary mentioning either pro leaguer in question.

[shingshongshamalama]

Gets struck out spectacularly by a high school girl.
Immediately whines about how girls are bad at baseball.

Stay classy, america.

[lafregaste]

I have a mixture of sadness and anger, rightful anger everytime I hear stories like that... When they're old like this one is not as painful but we still have situations like this now... Hopefully not for much longer...

[Khyroi]

my teacher wants us to tell if this is non fiction or fiction this really helps me lol

[heyphilphil]

Simon do a video about the town that was created in Ireland specifically to build the TITANIC. The history

Like if you would think that was an interesting video. 👍

[equinoxsssk]

even more evidence that women are not handicapped. so of course the insecure trolls come out. here they all are.

[alexadrian]

Is it possible these guys took a dive for her or maybe even underestimated her? after all this was an exhibition. If not, then its truly sad her career was shut down.