Betty Francis [?BF?] is a former outfielder who played from 1949 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 4 in, 140 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Born in Maquoketa, Iowa, the stocky Betty Francis played during the last six seasons of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Basically, Francis was a patient contact hitter with surprising extra base power, compiling a solid 2.73 walk-to-strikeout ratio while connecting 50 of her 331 career hits for extra bases. She also provided strong defense in both outfield corners, showing wide range and a good throwing arm. Francis first played for the Chicago Colleens rookie development team in 1949. She was promoted the Muskegon Lassies late in the season, and stayed with the franchise when it was renamed the Kalamazoo Lassies. Francis played for the Lassies five years, before joining the South Bend Blue Sox in 1954. Her most productive season with South Bend, when she posted career-numbers in batting average, runs scored, home runs, runs batted in, hits and doubles. 

July 7th, 1931 in   /  Died:   Jan 30th, 2016