Jackie Mitchell, a 17 year-old girl, strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig

On April 2, 1931 — Thought by some to be a belated April Fools’ Day hoax, Chattanooga Lookouts’ pitcher Jackie Mitchell, a 17 year-old girl, strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in the first inning of an exhibition game, facing the Bronx Bombers sluggers after entering the game in relief. According to legend, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis will void the teenager’s professional contract, declaring women are unfit to play baseball as the game is “too strenuous”,