Stephanie Everett
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Hell yeah.
OK, let's do it.
No, it's actually crazy to think like there were women playing baseball in the late 1800s.
The first pro women's team was a team of black women in Philly.
And they played against men's teams.
And then Vassar had a couple of women's teams that played against each other.
And it wasn't until like, I think 1930, 1931, this woman played in an exhibition game.
She struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, these giants.
And like a long story short, the men got their panties in a bunch and women were banned.
A judge banned women from pro baseball.
Shut the fuck up.
That is what resulted.
There should be like a movie about this.
No, literally.
And so, well, speaking of movie, hopefully we've all seen A League of Their Own.
Either iteration, I'll take either.
That showcased the league that popped up during World War II.
So post-banning, the men were going off to war.
All the baseball players were getting drafted.