Shakeia Taylor: How Toni Stone, the 1st woman to play professional baseball, came to be featured in ‘MLB: The Show ’24’
CHICAGO — One of baseball’s greatest myths is that of Toni Stone hitting a single off pitching great Satchel Paige. Born Marcenia Lyle Stone, but originally nicknamed Tom Boy due to her affinity for wearing pants and playing baseball with the neighborhood boys, Stone later adopted the name Toni professionally. When she signed a contract in 1953 with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro ...
CHICAGO — One of baseball’s greatest myths is that of Toni Stone hitting a single off pitching great Satchel Paige.
Born Marcenia Lyle Stone, but originally nicknamed Tom Boy due to her affinity for wearing pants and playing baseball with the neighborhood boys, Stone later adopted the name Toni professionally.
When she signed a contract in 1953 with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League, Stone became the first woman to play in a men’s professional league. She filled Henry Aaron’s second base position after he joined the Milwaukee Braves.
