The First Female Negro Leagues Pitcher

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DATE : Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:24:03 -0400
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Mamie "Peanut" Johnson pitched from 1953 to 1955. She was one of just three women to play baseball in the Negro Leagues and the only one to pitch. Now there's a move to honor Johnson in Washington, D.C., where she was discovered. WAMU's Rebecca Sheir reports.

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