KREMERS, Jackie Mitchell Murphy, 93, of Centennial, CO passed away on July 11, 2025. Preceded in death by her husband, Ken, of 57 years, she is survived by her children, Ellen (Dave) Youngers, Oronoco ...
Jackie Mitchell, a 17-year-old girl, struck out baseball legends Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back-to-back in a 1931 game between the Chattanooga Lookouts and the New York Yankees. Rating: True (About ...
Summer’s in full swing, and that means it’s time to talk baseball on I Never Knew That! While sluggers like Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani rule the diamond today, few hitters terrified opponents as ...
Days after Jackie Mitchell (center) struck out Yankee superstars (from left) Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, the duo watched the female phenom demonstrate her fastball during spring training in Chattanooga, ...
The Babe played in 163 games as a pitcher, winning 92 and losing 44, for a percentage of .676. He was one of the best left-handed pitchers the game has ever known.
In a historic moment for baseball, 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell struck out legends Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig during an exhibition game on April 2, 1931. Let's take a look back at sports history. Playing ...
In 1931 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell was banned from baseball after striking out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in back-to-back at-bats. A 17 year old girl struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in back to back ...
Jackie Mitchell West was born in 1931 during the Great Depression. She and her twin sister Johnnie were the youngest of five children (all girls) and defied conventions by tumbling and doing ...
Box scores in newspapers that covered the game recorded Mitchell's strikeouts. Some have argued the strikeouts were staged, but there's no record of either Ruth or Gehrig ever suggesting they ...