March 20 in Boston Red Sox History: Mildred Didrickson (also known as Babe Zaharias), the renowned all-around female athlete, pitches the 1st inning for the Philadelp (1934)

On March 20, 1934 — Mildred Didrickson (also known as Babe Zaharias), the renowned all-around female athlete, pitches the 1st inning for the Philadelphia Athletics in a spring training exhibition game at McCurdy Field in Frederick, Maryland against the Brooklyn Dodgers. She gives up one walk but no

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