Jeanne Gilchrist
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Catcher
Born: (1926-06-13)June 13, 1926
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Died: August 4, 2004(2004-08-04) (aged 78)
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (since 1988)
  • Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Honorary Induction (1988)

Jeanne Gilchrist (June 13, 1926 – August 4, 2004) was a Canadian catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 125 lb., Gilchrist batted and threw right handed. She was born in New Westminster, British Columbia.[1][2]

Gilchrist was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the AAGPBL in its twelve-year history. She appeared in three games for the Peoria Redwings in its 1946 season,[1] serving in a backup role for incumbent catcher Mary Rountree. She had one hit in six at-bats for a .167 batting average during her brief playing stint in the league.[2]

After baseball, Gilchrist worked as a teacher and was an avid sports girl, particularly in golf and curling, being a member of The Vancouver Golf Club for over 50 years as well as an Honorary Life Member of the Vancouver Business Women's Curling League.[3] Additionally, tennis, bridge and lawn bowling completed her interests.[3]

The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure.[4]

In 1998, Gilchrist and all Canadian AAGPBL players gained honorary induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.[5]

Gilchrist died in 2004 in New Westminster, British Columbia, at the age of 78.[3]

Sources

  1. 1 2 Jeanne Gilchrist. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  2. 1 2 Madden, W. C. (2005) All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2263-0
  3. 1 2 3 Obituary. Legacy.com.
  4. ↑ Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
  5. ↑ The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
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