About Thelma Walmsley
Lived 1918 – 1997 (aged 78–79). Thelma Walmsley was a Canadian baseball player and softball player.
Thelma Jo Walmsley (1918–1997) was a Canadian baseball and softball player.
Walmsley played for the Racine Belles of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) in the 1946 season. Prior to her stint with the Racine Belles, Walmsley played for the Montreal Royals of the Montreal Major Ladies' Softball League.
In 1998, Walmsley was one of the Canadian women who played in the AAGPBL who were inducted as a group into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Her Racine Belles jacket is held in the collection of the Copper Cliff Museum in Walmsley's hometown of Copper Cliff, Ontario.
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Who was Thelma Walmsley?
Canadian baseball and softball player
When was Thelma Walmsley born?
Thelma Walmsley was born in 1918.
When did Thelma Walmsley die?
Thelma Walmsley died in 1997.
What was Thelma Walmsley's occupation?
Thelma Walmsley was a baseball player and softball player.
What nationality was Thelma Walmsley?
Thelma Walmsley was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thelma Walmsley. https://biography.guide/thelma-walmsley/
MLA: "Thelma Walmsley." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/thelma-walmsley/.
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