| Females on All-Male Baseball Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Lizzie Arlington | Reading | Eastern League | (played)1. |
| 1931 | Jackie Mitchell | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | (signed)2. |
| 1952 | Eleanor Engle | Harrisburg Senators | Interstate League | (signed)3. |
| 1971 | Jackie Jackson | Pittsfield Senators | Eastern League | (tryout)4. |
| Basebll banned women from the minor leagues on June 23, 1952. | ||||
| Footnotes: | |
| 1. | Pitched one inning, July 5, 1898, against Allentown. Atlantic League President Ed Barrow hires her for touring exhibition games. Real name: Lizzie Stroud. |
| 2. | Signed 3/28/1931. Pitched in Exhibition game v. New York Yankees, Apr. 2, 1931. 17 year-old Lefty. Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis voided her contract. Played with House of David men's team to 1937. |
| 3. | Pitcher signed, but Minor League President, George O. Trautman said no, Ford Frick, Commissioner of Baseball agreed. |
| 4. | Pitcher; team was affiliated with the Washington Senators. Tryout on August 21. |
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