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Kitty Burke First Woman batter

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This vintage Kitty Burke T shirt tells the story of the first major league at bat by a female. The story is in the background of this shirt......it reads 'Another thing happened in 1935, on July 31, 1935 Miss Kitty Burke became the only woman to ever bat in the major leagues. The Reds were playing the world champion St. Louis Cardinals. Miss Burke was sitting in a box seat when Joe 'Ducky' Medwick scored to give the Cardinals a two-run lead over the Reds. Miss Burke yelled 'Yah, Medwick, you can't hit anything.' Medwick replied: 'Yah, you can't hit anything yourself.' That was all it took, Kitty headed to the on-deck circle where Babe Herman was getting ready to hit. He recalled: 'This blonde says to me, 'Babe, give me your bat.' ' Babe gave it to her and she strode to the batter's box. The umpire yelled 'Play ball' but the Cardinals pitcher was reluctant until Kitty called him a 'hick' and asked him why he didn't go home and milk the cows. The pitch was easy and Miss Burke hit it toward first base and she took off for 1st. The pitcher got the ball and was waiting for her on 1st. Kitty headed back to the stands saying later, 'If he wanted me, he'd have to chase me.' The out did not count despite a Cardinals protest and Babe took his regular at bat. Miss Burke was a nightclub entertainer and when she was given a Reds uniform she used it in her act, touring the burlesque circuit as the only woman to bat in the major leagues.'

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