Joan LeQuia (later Barker; March 13, 1935 – April 5, 2022) was an American infielder and pitcher in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who played for the Grand Rapids Chicks in its 1953 season.
[1] LeQuia began playing fast-pitch softball at the age of 14 years.
She appeared for the Chicks in a few games during the first half of the season, when financial difficulties at home forced her to leave the league and never returned.
After retiring in 1989, LeQuia attended league reunions and baseball card shows to sign autographs.
[2] LeQuia is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York opened in 1988, which is dedicated to the entire league rather than any individual figure.