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Kathryn "Tubby" Johnston Massar (née Johnston) was the first woman to play in a Little League Baseball game, which happened in 1950. She joined disguised as a boy and using the name Tubby Johnston, but later was known to be a girl and was still allowed to play.
Mo'ne Ikea Davis (born June 24, 2001) [3] is an American former Little League Baseball pitcher and former Hampton University softball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.She was one of two girls who played in the 2014 Little League World Series and was the first girl to earn a win and to throw a shutout in Little League World Series history.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - More than six decades after Kathryn "Tubby" Johnston Massar cut off her braids, tucked her hair under her cap and became the first girl to play Little League ...
Carolyn King (born 1961 [1]) was one of the first girls ever to play Little League Baseball, and was the centerpiece in a landmark sexual discrimination lawsuit in 1974.. In 1973, Carolyn tried out for a spot in the Ypsilanti American Little League in Ypsilanti, Michigan, despite the fact that Little League had a rule that specifically prohibited girls from trying out.
By THE WRAP Disney Channel is developing an original movie based on the life of 13-year-old baseball player Mo'Ne Davis, who made history in 2014 by becoming the first female to pitch a shutout in ...
Maria Pepe (born 1960) was one of the first girls to play Little League Baseball after Little League officially banned girls from participating in 1951.. In 1972, at age 12, she pitched three Little League games for the Young Democrats team in Hoboken, New Jersey. [1]
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2014: On August 15, 2014, Mo'ne Davis was the first girl in Little League World Series history to pitch a winning game for the Taney Dragons and earned the win, [171] and she was also the first girl to pitch a shutout in Little League postseason history.