00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - Before Henry Aaron was hitting home run after home run
00:10 to break Babe Ruth's all-time record.
00:12 - In 7.15, there's a new home run champion.
00:15 (crowd cheering)
00:17 - He was an 18-year-old kid living out his dream
00:20 in the Negro Leagues, a league born out of necessity
00:25 that went on to produce some of the greatest players
00:27 of all time and become a driving force
00:30 for change in this country.
00:33 Like Josh Gibson, arguably the greatest home run hitter
00:36 of all time, who is said to have hit a ball
00:40 completely out of Yankee Stadium.
00:44 And his Hall of Fame Thunder Twin teammate, Buck Leonard,
00:48 who could tear the cover off a fastball
00:51 and pick it at first like no one else could.
00:55 And we should never forget Toni Stone,
00:58 who broke barriers by playing regularly
01:00 in a major men's professional baseball league.
01:04 - Miss Toni Stone, a 23-year-old,
01:06 is the first woman ever to perform in the NBA.
01:09 - This is Storylines, the Negro Leagues, season two.
01:13 (upbeat music)
01:16 (upbeat music)
01:18 (upbeat music)
01:21 (child babbling)
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