February 1, 2009

In 1949, fifteen-year-old Sue Kidd of Van Buren County became a member of the Springfield Sallies, a team in the professional All-American Girls Baseball League. She had considerable pitching success with three different teams in a career that lasted approximately five years. As a pitcher for the South Bend Blue Sox, in whose team uniform she is shown here, she was instrumental in helping the team win the 1951 and 1952 league championships.