It's March 20th, 1934, at a baseball stadium in Fort Myers, Florida.

Applaws echoes around the stands as 32-year-old Mildred Babe Didrickson climbs out of the dugout of baseball in her hands.

It's normal for a guest of honor to be invited to throw a ceremonial first pitch to begin a baseball game,

but Babe isn't here just for that.

The Philadelphia A's have invited the Olympic gold medalist Babe to play in their first inning against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

It's only the second time in baseball history that a woman has taken to the field in a

major league exhibition game. But as Babe passes the Dodgers bench, she hears mocking laughter.

The opposing team obviously doesn't think much of Babe. She's only a woman, after all.

After the ceremonial first pitch, Babe stays on the mound, tossing the ball into her glove,

locking eyes with the Dodgers' first batter. He knocks the dust from his cleats and points

his back to the fences. Babe smirks in response. She's used to being

underestimated, and she's looking forward to proving this guy wrong. Babe winds up and fires a perfect

fastball over the plate and into the catcher's mitt. As the crowd cheers, the astonished

Dodgers batter adjusts his feet, and rolls his shoulders, getting ready for the next pitch.

Spits on the ground and takes his stance, bat raised.

But Babe's second pitch is even faster and more precise than the first.

The batter swings and misses.

The Dodgers batter has lost his swag.

He glances at the bench with a shake of his head,

his teammates howling with laughter, mocking him, but secretly they're all dreading their turn at bat.

The Brooklyn Dodgers are right to be worried. Mildred Babe Didrickson is unlike any player they've faced before.

She's already won two Olympic gold medals and broken world records in track and field.

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