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The girl who struck out Babe Ruth

by Jean L. S. Patrick

Baseball playersBaseballHistoryJuvenile literatureBiographyWomenBaseball players, juvenile literatureBaseball, biography

A retelling of the day Jackie Mitchell, a seventeen-year-old female professional baseball player, struck out the New York Yankees best hitters, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, in an exhibition game in 1931.

Writing a summary for young readers…

For young readers

Book data: Open Library