Betsy Jochum
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.
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 Jochum in the 1946 South Bend Blue Sox Yearbook | |||
| All American Girls Professional Baseball League | |||
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| Born: February 8, 1921 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |||
| Died: May 31, 2025 (aged 104) South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | |||
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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]
Betsy Jochum Media
Betsy Jochum during the 1947 Season
References
- ↑ "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Player page".
- ↑ "Ohio Baseball of Fame and Museum" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ Smithsonian National Museum of American History – Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers Exhibition
- ↑ Betsy Jochum obituary
- ↑ 'She made history': South Bend Blue Sox's Betsy 'Sockum' Jochum dies at 104
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