information acquired from the WSHPA Hall of Fame Book, newsletters and other sources

ESTHER JAMES       Hastings, MI

inducted 1982

Esther won the world class A ladies championship at Chicago, Illinois.
She qualified with a 86% and 266 points in 100 shoes.
She won all her games in this world tournament.

Esther has never pitched in a Michigan state tournament because of no other ladies pitching at the time. She is the only adult from Michigan to ever win a world championship title.

News Clippings from 1935 Kansas Dispatch