| 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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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]
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.
Batting
| 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 |