For as long as she could remember, Jackie Mitchell\'s father had told Jackie she could be good at whatever she wanted, as long as she worked at it.
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Marissa Moss tells a true story of determination and heroism, a gem of baseball history sure to inspire ballplayers of all ages.
And on that day Jackie Mitchell made baseball history.
Then on April 2, 1931, the New York Yankees stopped in Tennessee for an exhibition game against the Chattanooga Lookouts.
It was unthinkable.
But no seventeen-year-old girl could pitch against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
She had one pitch -- a wicked, dropping curve ball.
And before long Jackie could outplay anyone in her neighborhood -- even the boys.
She worked hard.
Jackie worked at baseball.
For as long as she could remember, Jackie Mitchell\'s father had told Jackie she could be good at whatever she wanted, as long as she worked at it
