Bea Chester (born c.1921) was a utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.[2]
| Bea Chester | |
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| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
| Third base | |
| Born: c.1921[1] Brooklyn, New York, US | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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A native of Brooklyn, New York, Chester was one of the original South Bend Blue Sox founding members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its 1943 inaugural season. She served primarily as a backup at third base for Lois Florreich, hitting a .190 batting average in 18 games.[3][4][5]
Chester opened 1944 with the Rockford Peaches, being used mostly as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement. She batted .214 that year, while collecting a .313 on-base percentage in 11 games.[6][7]
Chester could not be reached after leaving the league in 1944.[2] She was a daughter of Hilda Chester, a mid-20th century superfan of the Brooklyn Dodgers.[5]
Chester is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Career statistics
editBatting
| GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | TB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 100 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 16 | .200 | .292 | .260 |
Fielding
| GP | PO | A | E | TC | DP | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 25 | 31 | 17 | 73 | 1 | .767 |
Sources
edit- ^ "1930 United States Federal Census". Ancestry. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Bea Chester". Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 294pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-0597-X
- ^ 1943 South Bend Blue Sox. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ a b Edelman, Rob. "The Enigma of Hilda Chester". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ 1944 Rockford Peaches. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ a b All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book