Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, who was the first female pitcher in the Negro Leagues, will be at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT for a discussion and autograph signing.
Johnson, who was in attendance for the Royals' 4-0 loss to the Rangers on Friday, was one of three women to play in the Negro Leagues, along with Toni Stone and Connie Morgan. All three women broke gender barriers while playing with men in the leagues and were all part of the Indianapolis Clowns.
"I played sandlot ball for quite a while and there was a gentleman who saw me play quite often and he approached me and asked me if I wanted to play pro baseball," said Johnson during an interview on Kansas City's broadcast.