Toni Stone-1st woman to play pro-baseball w/ a long-term contract. A 2nd baseman, she was the only woman on the Indianapolis Clowns team.pic.twitter.com/QtFqN8j4UJ
She faced discrimination throughout her career in baseball. She retired from the sport in 1954 and worked as a nurse.
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Stone was inducted into the Women's Sports Foundation's International Women's Sports Hall of Fame
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http://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/10/sports/toni-stone-75-first-woman-to-play-big-league-baseball.html …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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When will you be accountable to your constituency and host a town hall?
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