The Woman Who Struck Out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig

“I learned plenty of strange facts this weekend at the Baseball Hall of Fame. But by far, the most amazing story I heard was this one: about a 17-year old girl who struck out two of the biggest names in baseball, only to be kicked out of the sport.”

Read all about it at the mental_floss Blog. I’d never heard about Virnett Mitchell before, had you?