Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert

Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert

Born: 29 August 1913
Died: 7 January 1987
Age: 73 Years 4 Months 9 Days
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Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert (August 29, 1913 – January 7, 1987) was one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history. Pitching for the Chattanooga Lookouts Class AA minor league baseball team in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees, she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in succession.

"Jackie Mitchell" Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 22 July 2004. Web. 10 Aug.2004., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Mitchell
BillionGraves.com record for Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert (29 August 1913 - 7 January 1987), BillionGraves Record Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, North America