Toni Stone was born on July 17, 1921 in Minnesota. The first female to play major league baseball, joining the San Francisco Sea Lions in the Negro Leagues in 1949; recorded two RBIs in her first professional at bat.
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💰Toni Stone Net worth: 10 million
About
The first female to play major league baseball, joining the San Francisco Sea Lions in the Negro Leagues in 1949; recorded two RBIs in her first professional at bat.
Before Fame
Starting out playing sandlot baseball around St. Paul, she quickly rose to play semipro baseball.
Trivia
She was one of three women who played in the majors during the Negro League era.
Family Life
She married a man 40 years older than her.
Associated With
It was Jackie Robinson's popularity that led to the decline of the Negro League, which hired her as a publicity stunt.
