Kathryn Johnston Massar

Kathryn "Tubby" Johnston Massar was the first woman to play in a Little League Baseball game, in 1950. She joined, disguised as a boy, and used the name Tubby Johnston. Later she was known to be a girl and was still allowed to play. Johnston was from Corning, New York, and played first base for the King's Dairy team.

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