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Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues

Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues

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BiographyGeneral Juvenile Nonfiction

Publisher Price: $18.95

ISBN10: 1684460239
ISBN13: 9781684460236
Publisher: Capstone Editions
Published: Jan 1 2020
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.40 Width: 9.40 Depth: 11.30
Language: English
Mamie Peanut Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome in the segregated All-American Girls Pro Baseball League due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball for the Negro Leagues' Indianapolis Clowns, becoming the first female pitcher to play on a men's professional team. During the three years she pitched for the Clowns, her record was an impressive 33-8. But more importantly, she broke ground for other female athletes and for women everywhere.

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