Timeline of women's sports in the United States Alberga was the first woman to play a full season in a professional men's baseball league. 1949 - Sara Christian became the first female NASCAR driver, racing in the inaugural NASCAR race at Charlotte Speedway, even though she had Bob Flock finish the race. In the second official race at Daytona Beach and Road Course, also in 1949, Christian was joined by Ethel Mobley and Louise Smith, with Mobley finishing ahead of the 3, at 11th. 1950 - Kathryn Johnston, only twelve years old, was the first girl to play Little League Baseball. She played for the King's Dairy team
Bill Yoshida Bill Yoshida William Saburo Yoshida (, December 1921- February 17, 2005), better known as Bill Yoshida, was a long time letterer for Archie Comics. He was sometimes credited as Bill Yosh or Saburo Yoshida. Born in the United States in 1921, Bill and his family were placed in an internment camp for the Japanese during World War II. In the post-war years, Bill was a guitarist and night club singer who also worked as a chef. While bowling in an all-Japanese league in New York City, one of his teammates was leading comics letterer Ben Oda. He learned comic book