Bea Chester


Bea Chester was a utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Chester was one of the original South Bend Blue Sox founding members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its 1943 inaugural season. She served primarily as a backup at third base for Lois Florreich, hitting a.190 batting average in 18 games.
Chester opened 1944 with the Rockford Peaches, being used mostly as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement. She batted.214 that year, while collecting a.313 on-base percentage in 11 games.
Chester could not be reached after leaving the league in 1944. She was a daughter of Hilda Chester, a mid-20th century superfan of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Chester is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Career statistics

Batting
GPABRH2B3BHRRBISBTBBBSOBAOBPSLG
29100102022097261316.200.292.260

Fielding
GPPOAETCDPFA
17253117731.767