Betsy Jochum, an original member of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League that inspired the hit movie “A League ...

An obituary for Jochum, a former outfielder, first basewoman and pitcher, said the baseball icon was in Southfield Village ...

Playing in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which inspired the film “A League of Their Own,” she won a ...

Last Original Player Who Inspired 'A League of Their Own' Dies first appeared on Parade on Jun 13, 2025 This story was ...

Betsy Jochum, an original member of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League that inspired the hit movie “A League of Their Own,” died at her South Bend, Indiana home on May 31. She ...

Betsy Jochum was born in Cincinnati on Feb. 8, 1921. Her father was a carpenter, and her mother cared for the home. After leaving the league, she used some of her savings for college tuition, ...

Betsy Jochum, the last of the 60 players from the inaugural season of what became known as the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League -- which decades later inspired Penny Marshall's 1992 ...

Betsy Jochum won the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League's batting title in 1948. But it took "A League of Their Own" to bring her fame.

Betsy Jochum won the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League's batting title in 1948. But it took "A League of Their Own" to bring her fame.