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WASHINGTON — The first woman to ever pitch in the Negro Leagues, Long Branch High School graduate and youth sports advocate Mamie “Peanut” Johnson died Tuesday at the age of 82. Johnson, who lived in ...

A strikeout was all Mamie Johnson needed to shut up Hank Bayliss’ taunts. The Kansas City Monarchs’ third baseman mocked the pitching great’s stature, referring to her as “Peanut” — a name unbefitting ...

Mamie Johnson—baseball legend, trailblazing icon—the first female pitcher to play in the Negro Leagues, died Tuesday at the age of 82. Suggested Reading Why This New York Mom Was Forced to Deliver Her ...

Negro Leagues legend Mamie “Peanut” Johnson has gone to play ball with that Heavenly baseball team, but her legacy lingers on. Before I warm your hearts with this story, let me introduce you to Peanut ...

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- The Mamie Johnson Little League Majors team, made up of all African Americans, is headed to Bristol. The team won the DC Little League Championship, beating Capitol Hill Little ...

Marguerite Ray, the actress who played the original Mamie Johnson on CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” has died. She was 89. Ray, who died Nov. 18 in Los Angeles according to her obituary in the East ...

Goodbye, Dave Thomas Circle: The area that was once home to DC’s most chaotic intersection will now be known as “Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson Plaza.” The moniker won a public vote to name the trio of green ...

Mamie “Peanut” Johnson lived a baseball life. The Ridgeway, S.C. native defied the odds and prejudice on her way to becoming a professional baseball player. She emerged from the small town in ...