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TIL about Jackie Mitchell, a 17-year-old female pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts Class AA minor league baseball team. During an exhibition game against the New York Yankees in 1931, Mitchell struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in succession.

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