Betsy Jochum

Betsy Jochum
Betsy Jochum
	Jochum in the 1946 South Bend Blue Sox Yearbook
All American Girls Professional Baseball League
	Outfielder / Pitcher / First base
	Born: February 8, 1921; Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
	Died: May 31, 2025 (aged 104); South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Teams
	South Bend Blue Sox 1943–1948;
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 Jochum "Sockum" (February 8, 1921 – May 31, 2025) was an 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.

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

Jochum turned 100 years old in February 2021. She died in South Bend on May 31, 2025, at the age of 104.^[4]^[5]

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Betsy Jochum during the 1947 Season

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[AAGPBL-Jochum-1] All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Player page.

[2] Ohio Baseball of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

[3] Smithsonian National Museum of American History – Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers Exhibition

[4] Betsy Jochum obituary

[5] 'She made history': South Bend Blue Sox's Betsy 'Sockum' Jochum dies at 104

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