#Shortstops: A Baseball Prodigy
Edith Houghton began playing professional baseball at age 10
DISCOVER HISTORY
Stories from baseball's rich history are constantly being added to keep you connected to the game you love.
‘Girl Babe Ruth’
Margaret Gisolo caused a stir when she played American Legion junior baseball in 1928.
#Shortstops: Stepping Up in Cooperstown
Janet MacFarlane ran the Hall of Fame from 1943-1946.
#Shortstops: Maria Pepe changes the face of Little League
Many of those talented Little League athletes are young women who can follow their baseball dreams, thanks to Maria Pepe.
#Shortstops: Judy Scarafile guided Cape Cod League to new heights
Under Judy Scarafile's tenure as president, the Cape Cod league continued to grow and prosper as the nation’s top collegiate summer league.
#Shortstops: No minor achievement
From 1997-2000, Ila Borders pitched in 52 minor league baseball games with four different teams, finishing with a 2-4 record and 6.75 ERA.
A well-fashioned contest flier
A newspaper design from a 1949 contest is currently preserved in the Hall of Fame Library archives.
#Shortstops: Eliza Green became the first female official scorer in 1882
In 1882, Eliza Green became baseball’s first female official scorer.
#Shortstops: Cookies for Cleveland
Sister Mary Assumpta has a love of baseball that has attracted fans and media attention, alike
#Shortstops: Melissa Ludtke broke barriers as a female reporter
The Sports Illustrated writer covered MLB games in the 1970s.
#Shortstops: Janet Marie Smith’s ballpark designs have changed the landscape of the game
Janet Marie Smith gives a hallowed ground for baseball fans to walk.
#Shortstops: Brita Meng Outzen helped change the game behind the lens
Brita Meng Outzen has claimed a place among the top sports photographers in baseball
#Shortstops: Pawol breaking umpiring barriers
In 2017, Jen Pawol was promoted to the Short Season Class A New York-Penn League and is now working MiLB games during Spring Training.
#Shortstops: The Comic Relief Pitcher
While on the hunt for off-season work, pitcher Tug McGraw partnered with cartoonist Michael Witte to create Scroogie, a syndicated sports comic strip
#Shortstops: Photographic inspirations for Gene Mack cartoons donated to Hall of Fame
Thanks to the generosity of Gene Mack’s grandson, several dozen photographs which Mack used as source material for his drawings, are now a part of the Hall’s library collection.
#Shortstops: These photos are for the birds
Pigeons shaped the sports media landscape in the 1930s.