One of a Pair of Baseball Sliding Pads used by Betsy Jochum of the South Bend Blue Sox

Description (Brief):

One of a pair of white quilted baseball sliding pads worn by Betsy Johcum of the South Bend Blue Sox in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Betsy Jochum (b. 1921) was one of the original sixty members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, founded in 1943. Jochum played the entirety of her six year career (1943-1948) with the South Bend (Indiana) Blue Sox.

Wearer: Jochum, Betsy

Name Of Sport: BaseballLevel Of Sport: ProfessionalAll American Girls Baseball LeagueWeb Subject: WomenSports

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Credit Line: Gift of Betsy Jochum

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1983.0183.05.02Accession Number: 1983.0183Catalog Number: 1983.0183.05.02

Object Name: sliding pad, baseball

Physical Description: fabric, cotton (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4d8ba2823-8a4c-4f7d-960d-1f72bba6b982

Record Id: nmah_2036374

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