Betsy Jochum

American baseball player

Betsy Jochum "Sockum" (born February 8, 1921) is a former American baseball player. She played as an outfielder and pitcher. She played from 1943 to 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She was listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), 140 pounds (64 kg). She batted and threw right-handed.[1] Jochum played for the South Bend Blue Sox during her whole career.

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)
  • Tied a league record for the most stolen bases in a single game
    (seven, on August 2, 1944)
  • Ohio Baseball of Fame Induction (1999)

Jochum was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2][3] She was raised in South Bend, Indiana.

Jochum turned 100 years old on February 8, 2021.

References

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  1. "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Player page".
  2. "Ohio Baseball of Fame and Museum" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. Smithsonian National Museum of American History – Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers Exhibition