| Bea Chester | |
| Position: | Third base |
| Birth Date: | c.1921[1] |
| Birth Place: | 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 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
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