Bea Chester

Bea Chester (born c.1921) was a utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.

Bea Chester
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Third base
Born: c.1921
Brooklyn, New York, US
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams
  • South Bend Blue Sox (1943)
  • Rockford Peaches (1944)
Career highlights and awards
  • Women in Baseball – AAGPBL Permanent Display
    at Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1988)

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 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

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