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Moment in Time – April 2, 1931: When a teenage novice struck out
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The day a Japanese high schooler struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig
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Jackie Mitchell and the Bloomer Girls
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Jackie Mitchell: The Teen Who Struck Out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
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Fact or fiction? Teenage girl struck out Ruth, Gehrig
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Meet Jackie Mitchell, the girl who struck out Babe Ruth
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She could pitch': Did a teenage girl really strike out Babe Ruth
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TIL Jackie Mitchell, a 17 year old female pitcher, struck out both
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Overlooked No More: Jackie Mitchell, Who Fanned Two of Baseball's