Who Was The First Black Female Baseball Player?
Who Was The First Black Female Baseball Player? Toni Stone, original name Marcenia Lyle, (born 1921, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.—died November 2, 1996, Alameda, California), American baseball player who, as a member of the Negro American League’s Indianapolis Clowns, was the first woman to ever play professional baseball as a regular on a big-league team.