Thelma Jo Walmsley (1918–1997) was a Canadian baseball and softball player. Walmsley played for the

Racine Belles The Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from through out of Racine, Wisconsin. The Belles won the league's first championship. The team played its home games at Horlick Fi ...

of the

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...

(AAGPBL) in the 1946 season. Prior to her stint with the Racine Belles, Walmsley played for the Montreal Royals of the Montreal Major Ladies' Softball League. In 1998, Walmsley was one of the Canadian women who played in the AAGPBL who were inducted as a group into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Her Racine Belles jacket is held in the collection of the Copper Cliff Museum in Walmsley's hometown of Copper Cliff, Ontario."Copper Cliff Museum"
Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums.

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Thelma Walmsley
1918 births 1997 deaths Racine Belles (1943–1950) players Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury Canadian baseball players Canadian softball players Canadian sportswomen All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players {{Canada-baseball-bio-stub