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02-25-2023, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Lordstan

so excited to add a beautiful type 1 of Lou with Babe and Jackie Mitchell. She was a female pitcher who played for the Chattanooga Lookouts. She supposedly "struck out" Ruth and Gehrig in an exhibition game in 1931.

Joe Engel, dubbed the "P.T. Barnum of the minors" for his promotional stunts as owner of the Lookouts, was also a big league pitcher who became a super scout for Washington and helped put together their pennant-winning teams of 1924-25. He was also great friends and hunting buddies with Walter Johnson. This photo captures one of his most famous stunts.

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