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Arbutus Little League - Since 1953, Everyday a Hit!

Baseballisms

Little League History

25 of the Greatest Baseball Movies
 - Like "Sandlot" (which gave us that famous quote "You're killing me Smalls")

Baseball Humor

Great Moments in Baseball

MLB Hall of Fame

  • In Cooperstown, PA. It's a 5-hour car trip from Baltimore that's worth the visit with tours of the archives.
  • Overnight Sleepovers in the HallChildren ages 7-12 and their parents/guardians can sleep in the Hall of Fame Plaque Gallery among the plaques of baseball’s greats. Includes access to the Museum’s public areas after-hours, special hands-on programs throughout the Museum, and a late-night snack and movie in the Bullpen Theater.

Negro Baseball League (NBL)

Women in Baseball
  • First Women in Baseball as found in Wikipedia and MLB
  • Rachel Balkovec - 1st female manager of a minor league team, Tampa Tarpons of the Yankees organization
  • Genevieve Beacom - 1st female to pitch in a professional game in Australia
  • Notables:
    • Maria Pepe - First girl to play in Little League Baseball
    • Julie Croteau - First woman to play men's NCAA college baseball
    • Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert - First woman in baseball, strikes out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in a MLB game at Eagles Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, April 1, 1931
    • Effa Louise Manley - First woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Co-owner of the Negro Leagues Baseball team Newark Eagles with her husband Abe Manley from 1935-1946
    • Pam Postema - First female MLB umpire.
    • Sherry Davis - First full-time MLB female stadium announcer. Worked for the San Francisco Giants from 1993-1999.

Girl's and Women's Baseball Teams

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Arbutus, Maryland 21227
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