Jean Buckley [?Bucketts?] is a former center fielder who played from 1950 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 9 in, 145 lb, Buckley batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. Jean Buckley was a solid outfielder and clutch hitter during her three years in the league, turning into a feared batter in two post seasons, although her teams failed to win the title in any of them. Buckley started to play softball at age 12 for a Catholic Youth Organization team in her hometown. As a teenager, she played with the Quincy Raiderettes, an amateur fastpitch softball team. At the time she was scouted by Mary Pratt, a former AAGPBL pitcher, who invited her and other girls to a tryout in a gym at Everett, Massachusetts. I had never throw a baseball in my life, she explained in an interview. I played softball in Boston. No sliding, no stealing; a team sport not dominated by a pitcher; C.Y.O. Boston Parks. I was a natural. Buckley was admitted in the league and went to spring training in West Baden, Indiana. 

December 4th, 1931 in Dorchester  /  Died:   Jul 7th, 2019 - aged 87