Baseball Glove used by Betsy Jochum of the South Bend Blue Sox

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Object Details

user

Jochum, Betsy

Associated Name

All American Girls Baseball League

Description (Brief)

Leather baseball glove used in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League by Betsy Jochum. 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.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Betsy Jochum

ID Number

1983.0183.02

accession number

1983.0183

catalog number

1983.0183.02

Object Name

glove, baseball

Physical Description

leather (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 3 in x 8 3/4 in x 9 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 22.225 cm x 24.13 cm

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Data Source

National Museum of American History

name of sport

Baseball

level of sport

Professional

web subject

Women

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-ea7e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_667529