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Originally Posted by packs
Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig at 17 years old. MLB then formally banned women from competing in the league until 1992. That's not good for the game. The game should appeal to anyone good enough to play it. I think credit is due where credit is deserved. I'm not really sure how baseball is lessened by women participating in the game. Does anyone think they could have hit Jennie Finch?
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some historians seem to think that it was a publicity stunt and they K'd on purpose:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...no-ist=&page=3