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 ...

Toni Stone never had a league of her own. She grew up in St. Paul's Rondo neighborhood, a young black woman aching to play baseball. But the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League — the ...

Have you ever heard of a baseball player named Toni Stone? If the answer is no, you’re not alone. But in the 1950s, this pioneer became the first woman to join a professional men’s baseball team.

To reach for and achieve a dream is a real gift. Marcenia Lyle “Toni” Stone, born in 1921, toiled and stretched for her dream of playing baseball — a radical ambition in that era — and ...

“We win,” says Toni Stone, “and we bring the show.” Stone, the first of three Black women to play professional baseball full time for the Indianapolis Clowns in the 1950s, is talking about ...

Toni Stone (Fashaw, center) and a few of her Negro League teammates. Gail Bransteitter/Courtesy Aurora Fox Arts Center There are nine actors in the cast, including Fashaw.

Toni Stone has her arm outstretched, reaching, reaching, until her treasure is in her grasp. It’s not money, it’s not jewels, it isn’t even food or drink. Toni Stone is holding a baseball ...

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 ...

“It’s about the weight,” says Jennifer Mogbock, as the title character in “Toni Stone.” “The weight and the reach.” That seemingly simple idea provides the frame for playwright and ...

Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in the male Negro Leagues, was a member of the New Orleans Creoles in the 1950s.

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Toni Stone, the first woman to play professional baseball, is featured in “MLB: The Show 24.” CHICAGO — One of baseball ...