About Jean Cione
Jean S. Cione was a pitcher who played from 1945 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5' 8", 143 lb., she batted and threw left-handed. An All-Star, she posted a 76–65 record with a 2.33 earned run average in 169 career games and pitched two no-hitters in the same month. Rockford took the AAGPBL pennant with a 67–43 record, surpassing Fort Wayne (62–47), Grand Rapids (60–50), Racine (50–60), South Bend (49–60) and Kenosha (41–69). Cione was used as a reserve first sacker for Kamenshek. That year, Cione responded by winning 19 games for the Peaches while posting a stingy 1.30 ERA in her first full pitching season.
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