Joan Martin Explained

Joan Martin
Birth Date:	17 November 1933
Birth Place:	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Death Place:	Erie, Pennsylvania
Teams:	South Bend Blue Sox (1951)
Highlights:	Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (unveiled in 1988)

Joan Martin (November 11, 1933 – July 26, 2019) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.^[1]

Baseball career

According to All American League data, Joan Martin played for the South Bend Blue Sox club in its 1951 season. Additional information is incomplete because there are no records available at the time of the request.^{[1] [2]}

Baseball Hall of Fame

In 1988 was inaugurated a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, that honors those who were part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Joan Martin, along with the rest of the girls and the league staff, is included at the display/exhibit.^[3]

Personal life

Martin died July 26, 2019.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/profiles/martin-joan/1053 Profile
2. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. – W. C. Madden. Publisher: McFarland & Company. Format: Paperback, 294pp. Language: English.
3. http://baseballhall.org/discover/baseball-history/there-is-crying-in-baseball Before A League of Their Own
4. Web site: Joan Martin Obituary . legacy.com . July 31, 2019 . August 1, 2019.