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Originally Posted by Lordstan
so excited to add a beautiful type 1 of Lou with Babe and Jackie Mitchell. She was a female pitcher who played for the Chattanooga Lookouts. She supposedly "struck out" Ruth and Gehrig in an exhibition game in 1931.
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Joe Engel, dubbed the "P.T. Barnum of the minors" for his promotional stunts as owner of the Lookouts, was also a big league pitcher who became a super scout for Washington and helped put together their pennant-winning teams of 1924-25. He was also great friends and hunting buddies with Walter Johnson. This photo captures one of his most famous stunts.