Betsy Jochum

Betsy Jochum
Jochum in the 1946 South Bend Blue Sox Yearbook
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Outfielder / Pitcher / First base
Born: (1921-02-08) February 8, 1921 (age 103)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star Game (1940)
  • Three playoff appearances (1946-'48)
  • Batting crown champion (1944)
  • Single-season leader in:
    Hits and Doubles (1943)
    Hits and Singles (1944)
  • Tied a league record for the most stolen bases in a single game (seven, on August 2, 1944)
  • Ohio Baseball of Fame Induction (1999)

Betsy "Sockum" Jochum (born February 8, 1921) is a former outfielder and pitcher who played from 1943 through 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 140 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.[1]

  1. ^ "Betsy Jochum – Biography". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-05-29.