Toni Stone

Filled with humor and the love of the game this intimate and profoundly relevant. Paul Minnesota USdied November 2 1996 Alameda California American baseball player who as a member of the Negro American Leagues Indianapolis Clowns was the first woman to ever play professional baseball as a regular on a big-league team.

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Toni Stone original name Marcenia Lyle born 1921 St.

. Toni Stone July 17 1921 November 2 1996 born as Marcenia Lyle Stone in West Virginia was the first of three women to play professional baseball full-time for the Indianapolis Clowns in the previously all-male Negro leagues. Against all odds Toni Stone blazes a path in the male-dominated sports world shattering expectations and creating her own set of rules. Follow Tonis journey as she fights for love equality and a chance to do what she wants the most play baseball.

1 day agoGoogle is recognizing Marcenia Toni Stone in a doodle depiction in honor of Black History Month. 9 2021 and is the first woman in. Stone was inducted into the Minnesota Hall of Fame on Feb.

This also made her the first woman to play as a regular on an American big-league professional baseball team. Marcenia Lyle Toni Stone was a phenomenal athlete from her youth and though she played football basketball golf hockey and tennis among other sports while growing up baseball was the game in which she would leave an indelible imprint.

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