Betsy Jochum, 104, Dies; Last Original Member of Women’s Baseball League

Betsy Jochum, 104, Dies; Last Original Member of Women’s Baseball League

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 film, “A League of Their Own”

Betsy Jochum, Last Original Player in Women’s Baseball League That Inspired 'A League of Their Own,' Dead at 104

Betsy Jochum, the last original player in the women’s baseball league that inspired the cult classic “A League of Their Own,” passed away earlier this month. She was 104 years old. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League confirmed the news that Jochum died on May 31. A Cincinnati native, Jochum was one of the sixty original founding members of the league. “An ideal leadoff hitter, she was one of the fastest runners in the early years…