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She was born in Metropolis, Illinois.
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Jean Weaver
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Listed at 5" 8", 138 pounds, Weaver batted and threw right-handed. Her sisters Betty and Joanne also played in the league. Jean was one of the famous Weaver sisters of the Fort Wayne Daisies during the last years of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Younger sister Joanne took three consecutive batting titles from 1952 to 1954, the last with a season-record.429 average which gave her Most Valuable Player honors.
Jean was a dependable utility with good instincts for the game. She played three years for the Daisies, appearing as a backup at third base and in outfield and occasionally coming out for pitching.
Her most productive season came in 1953, when she posted a 7–1 record in 20 games and hit a solid.313 average. The Daisies reached the playoffs in the years in which she played for them, but were beaten in the last round.
After the league disbanded in 1954, Jean Weaver lived in Chicago, Illinois, for over forty years.
In November 1988, the three sisters received recognition when the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York dedicated a permanent display to the entire league rather than any individual player. Joanne returned in 1990, while Betty came back in 1994. The three sisters were able to see each other every day.
Eight years later, Jean died in her hometown at the age of 74.
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