Sue Kidd

Glenna Sue Kidd

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 165 lb.
• School Arkansas State Teachers College
• High School Clinton High School
• Born September 2, 1933 in Choctaw, AR USA
• Died May 4, 2017 in Choctaw, AR USA

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Biographical Information

Glenna "Sue" Kidd was a star pitcher in the AAGPBL. After fine-tuning her pitching skills during the 1949 season with the Springfield Sallies developmental team, Kidd spent the 1950 season with the Muskegon Lassies, Kalamazoo Lassies, Peoria Redwings, and finally the South Bend Blue Sox. She remained with the Blue Sox until the league folded after the 1954 season.

Kidd helped the Blue Sox win the AAGPBL championship in 1951 and 1952. After a six-player walkout at the end of the 1952 regular season left the Blue Sox with only 12 players on their roster, Kidd stepped forward as a two-way player for the playoffs. She patrolled right field in the postseason when she wasn't on the mound. Perhaps the finest moment of her career came in Game Two of the 1952 championship series when she pitched 8+ innings against the Rockford Peaches and stroked a walk-off single in the 12th inning.

Kidd finished her career with a 47-45 record and 2.49 ERA.

Source: The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Record Book by W.C. Madden

Further Reading

• Gary Belleville: "September 8, 1952: South Bend wins protest, new Game 2 to get back into AAGPBL championship series," SABR Baseball Games Project.

Related Sites

• Sue Kidd at the SABR Bio Project