Jean Ladd Explained

Jean Ladd
Team:All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Position:Pitcher / Left fielder
Birth Date:26 February 1923
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
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Jean Ladd (February 26, 1923 – September 29, 2009) was an American baseball player who competed as a pitcher and left fielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed.[1] [2]

Born in Prairie View, Illinois,[1] Jean Ladd made a brief appearance in fewer than ten games for the Kenosha Comets during the 1951 season.[2]

Following her stints with the Comets, Ladd returned to her hometown and pursued a career as a high school teacher for 23 years. After retiring, she developed a passion for golf and bowling, and also actively participated in various social activities.[1]

In 1988, Jean Ladd received further recognition when she became part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York which was unveiled to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.[3]

She died in 2009 in Libertyville, Illinois, at the age of 86.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jean Ladd – Profile / Obituary. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. 2019-05-31.
  2. [W. C. Madden|Madden, W. C.]
  3. http://baseballhall.org/discover/baseball-history/there-is-crying-in-baseball Before A League of Their Own