Kitty Burke
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the clue provided by Steve.
publication date: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 (part of Summer 2017)
category: 
Records
clue: A League of Their Own aside, this is the only woman to actually bat in a major league baseball game.
explanation: Although her at bat was not officially counted in baseball's record books, Ms. Burke did hit in an official game when she took the bat from a player, stood at the plate and was offered a pitch by "Daffy" Dean. She grounded to first. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Jesse King, and Elaine Beckland
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