Welcome to AirNenky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

America's National Pass time has seen its fair share of legends, greats like Jackie Robinson,

Willie Mays, Ted Williams and Ty Cobb have left their marks, not just on baseball but on

the landscape of American sports.

Yet there are two players who have been named as legends despite suffering a few embarrassing

losses at the heights of their careers, specifically at the hand, well the arm of one unsuspecting

pitcher.

The name Jackie Mitchell probably doesn't ring a bell, even to the most ardent baseball

fans.

Mitchell was a left handed pitcher for a minor league team in Chatternou, Gatana C. Before

that Mitchell grew up learning from some of the best pitchers the game had ever seen.

Dazzy Vance, who had played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1920s, had once taught the

up-and-comer how to throw a sinker.

However also the kids around town who would all play ball together, giving Mitchell all

the practice needed to take on the biggest names in baseball.

Specifically, Babe Ruth and Lou Gareg.

By 1931 Ruth was a star on the field and off.

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