Bea Chester
American baseball player
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::summary American baseball player ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bea Chester |
| position | Third base |
| birth_date | c.1921 |
| birth_place | Brooklyn, New York, US |
| bats | Right |
| throws | Right |
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| name=Bea Chester | image= | image_size= | team= | position=Third base | birth_date= c.1921 | birth_place=Brooklyn, New York, US | death_date= | death_place= | bats=Right | throws=Right | teams =
- South Bend Blue Sox (1943)
- Rockford Peaches (1944) |highlights=
- Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)
Bea Chester (born c.1921) was a utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). She batted and threw right-handed.
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.
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.
Chester could not be reached after leaving the league in 1944. She was a daughter of Hilda Chester, a mid-20th century superfan of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Career statistics
Batting ::data[format=table]
| 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 |
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Fielding ::data[format=table]
| GP | PO | A | E | TC | DP | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 25 | 31 | 17 | 73 | 1 | .767 |
| :: |
Sources
References
- "1930 United States Federal Census".
- "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Bea Chester".
- ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book'' – [[W. C. Madden]]. Publisher: [[McFarland & Company]], [[2000 in baseball. 2000]]. Format: [[Hardcover]], 294pp. Language: [[English language. English]]. {{ISBN. 0-7864-0597-X
- [http://www.aagpbl.org/teams/south-bend-blue-sox/1943 1943 South Bend Blue Sox]. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- Edelman, Rob. "The Enigma of Hilda Chester". [[Society for American Baseball Research]].
- [http://www.aagpbl.org/teams/rockford-peaches/1944 1944 Rockford Peaches]. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book
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