Jeanne Gilchrist (June 13, 1926 – August 4, 2004) was a Canadian

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who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 125 lb., Gilchrist batted and threw right handed. She was born in

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.Jeanne Gilchrist
'' All-American Girls Professional Baseball League''. Retrieved 2019-04-10. Madden, W. C. (2005) ''All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book''. McFarland & Company. Gilchrist was one of the 68 players born in Canada to join the AAGPBL in its twelve-year history. She appeared in three games for the

Peoria Redwings The Peoria Redwings was a women's professional baseball team who joined the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1946 season and remained in the league through 1951. The team represented Peoria, Illinois, playing home games a ...

in its 1946 season, serving in a backup role for incumbent catcher

Mary Rountree Mary Rountree (July 23, 1922 – August 7, 2007) was a catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at and , she batted and threw right-handed. Nicknamed "Square Bush", Mary Rountree w ...

. She had one hit in six at-bats for a .167

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during her brief playing stint in the league. After baseball, Gilchrist worked as a teacher and was an avid sports girl, particularly in golf and

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, being a member of The Vancouver Golf Club for over 50 years as well as an Honorary Life Member of the Vancouver Business Women's Curling League. Additionally, tennis,

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and

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completed her interests.Obituary
''Legacy.com.'' The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure. In 1998, Gilchrist and all Canadian AAGPBL players gained honorary induction into the

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.The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Official Website
/ref> Gilchrist died in 2004 in

, at the age of 78.

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