Glenna Sue Kidd

Who is Glenna Sue Kidd?

Glenna Sue Kidd is a former pitcher and infielder who played from 1950 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 8 in, 165 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.

Glenna Sue Kidd turned into a superb pitcher after a slow start in her rookie season, being instrumental in the South Bend Blue Sox run to the championship titles in 1952 and 1953. A fine control pitcher, Kidd posted a career 0.96 Strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 1.46 WHIP in 857 innings, and never had an ERA above 2.94 during her five years in the league. When not pitching, she was often the best defensive player at first base.

Born in Choctaw, Arkansas, Glenna Sue was one of six children born to William Marvin and Julia Kidd, local farmers and merchants. An avid baseball fan, her father managed and played in a semi-professional town team in addition to running a store which contained the local US Post Office, which he also operated. The Kidd children took care of chores at home and duties at the store, but mainly the three boys played baseball on their father's team. Glenna Sue, who began playing with a rubber ball as a toddler, showed enough skill to play with her brothers by the time she was a teenager.