Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert (August 29, 1913 – January 7, 1987) was one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history. Pitching for the Chattanooga Lookouts Class AA minor league baseball team in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees, she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in succession.
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Virne Beatrice Mitchell 29 August 1913 Fall River, Massachusetts or Chattanooga, Tennessee USA
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Died |
7 January 1987 (aged 73) Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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