Betsy Jochum

Betsy Jochum "Sockum" (February 8, 1921 – May 31, 2025) was an American baseball player. She played as an outfielder and pitcher. She played from 1943 to 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She was listed at , . She batted and threw right-handed. Jochum played for the South Bend Blue Sox during her whole career.

Jochum was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.Smithsonian National Museum of American History – Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers Exhibition She was raised in South Bend, Indiana. 

Jochum turned 100 years old in February 2021. She died in South Bend on May 31, 2025, at the age of 104.Betsy Jochum obituary'She made history': South Bend Blue Sox's Betsy 'Sockum' Jochum dies at 104

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