Jean Ladd | |
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
Pitcher / Left fielder | |
Born: Prairie View, Illinois | February 26, 1923|
Died: September 29, 2009 Libertyville, Illinois | (aged 86)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Jean Ladd (February 26, 1923 – September 29, 2009) was an American pitcher and left fielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed. [1] [2]
Born in Prairie View, Illinois, [1] Jean Ladd appeared in fewer than ten games for the Kenosha Comets during the 1951 season. [2]
Afterwards, Ladd returned home and worked as a high school teacher for 23 years. Following her retirement, she became an avid golfer and bowler and also was very active in 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]