A woman achieved a baseball milestone during a 1922 exhibition game
In short: In August 1922, a special exhibition game at Fenway Park brought together major league stars and professional barnstormers to raise money for a former Red Sox player's family.
The exhibition game took place on August 14, 1922, at Fenway Park in Boston. It was organized to honor the family of Tommy “Little Mac” McCarthy, a Boston Red Sox standout from the 1880s and 1890s.
The matchup featured the Boston Red Sox, who had won the World Series three seasons prior, against a group of professional players comprising both major leaguers and barnstormers.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: The First Person to Play for Both Baseball’s NL and AL All-Star Teams was a Woman
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