About Janet Jacobs
Lived 1928 – 2017 (aged 88). Janet Jacobs was a baseball player.
Janet Jacobs (October 31, 1928 – January 18, 2017) was an American baseball player. A shortstop and center fielder, she played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) during its 1945 season. Listed at 5' 4", 120 lb., Jacobs was a switch hitter who threw right handed. She was dubbed Jay Jay by her teammates.
Born in Englewood, New Jersey, Jacobs attended Dwight Morrow High School. She played on the school's varsity baseball team but was forced to quit after a few games after being told by the principal that it was not the way a young lady should act.
Jacobs spent a season with the Racine Belles club before going on to college.
Afterwards, Jacobs switched to swimming and earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She then married and raised a family of four children.
Jacobs died on January 18, 2017, at the age of 88.
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Who was Janet Jacobs?
baseball player (1928-)
When was Janet Jacobs born?
Janet Jacobs was born on 31 October 1928 in Englewood.
When did Janet Jacobs die?
Janet Jacobs died on 18 January 2017.
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Janet Jacobs was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Janet Jacobs. https://biography.guide/janet-jacobs/
MLA: "Janet Jacobs." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/janet-jacobs/.
Chicago: "Janet Jacobs." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/janet-jacobs/.
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