Jackie Mitchell
Baseball Player
1912 – 1987
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Who was Jackie Mitchell?
Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert was one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history. Pitching for the Chattanooga Lookouts Class AA minor league baseball team in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees, she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in succession.
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- Born
- Aug 29, 1912
Chattanooga - Also known as
- Virne Beatrice Mitchell Gilbert
- Virne Beatrice Mitchell
- Died
- Jan 7, 1987
Fort Oglethorpe
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on July 23, 2013
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