Jean Ladd

Jean Ladd
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Pitcher / Left fielder
Born: (1923-02-26)February 26, 1923 Prairie View, Illinois
Died: September 29, 2009(2009-09-29) (aged 86) Libertyville, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Kenosha Comets (1951)
Career highlights and awards
Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (unveiled in 1988)

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]

References

1. "Jean Ladd – Profile / Obituary". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
2. Madden, W. C. (2005) The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
3. Before A League of Their Own. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum