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| 1934 |
For the third time in six days, track and field Olympian medalist (javelin, hurdles, high jump) Babe Didrikson takes the mound to face a major league team. The Orleans Pelicans' hurler pitches two scoreless innings against the Indians and lines out in her only at-bat. (Ed. Note: Earlier this week, Babe Didrikson pitched for the A's against the Dodgers and the Cardinals with the Red Sox as her opponents.-LP) |
| 1945 | Tryouts are granted to pitcher Terris McDuffie and first baseman Dave Thomas when a group of blacks appears at the Dodger offices in Brooklyn. The two players will work out at Ebbets Field in front of Branch Rickey on April 7. |
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