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- Bea Chester (born c.1921) was a utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Bea Chester was one of the original South Bend Blue Sox founding members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its 1943 inaugural season. She served primarily as a backup at third base for Lois Florreich, hitting a .190 batting average in 18 games. She opened 1944 with the Rockford Peaches, being used mostly as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement. She batted .214 that year, while collecting a .313 on-base percentage in 11 games. Chester could not be reached after leaving the league in 1944. She was a daughter of Hilda Chester, a mid-20th century superfan of the Brooklyn Dodgers. She is part of Women in Baseball, a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. (en)