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Anniversary of the day
On April 2, 1931, a girl named Jackie Mitchell, 17, struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition between the Yankees and the minor-league Chattanooga Lookouts. Ruth took a ball, swung and missed two pitches then took a called strike. Gehrig swung and missed three straight pitches. Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis voided her contract a few days later and said women could not play baseball because it was "too strenuous."
Extension of the day
Joe Buck's talk show was canceled by HBO, but don't worry about him. He has signed a four-year extension with Fox, for which he is the No. 1 NFL and baseball play-by-play man. Fox Sports president Ed Goren said, "We're thrilled to have the voice of Fox Sports and one of the best broadcasters in the business with us for the next four years." There is talk Fox could develop another talk show for Buck.
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