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- | |nameGiven= James R.
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- | |birthYear= 1907
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- | |birthState= TN
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- | |deathCity= Decatur
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- | '''Jim Doster''' was an executive with the Decatur Commodores and the Midwest League in the 1960s and 1970s.
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- | {{person-team-executive | team=Decatur | league = Midwest | role = President | startyear = 1960 | endyear = 1965}}
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- | {{person-league-executive | league = Midwest League | role = Vice President | startyear = 1965 | endyear = 1965}}
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- | {{person-league-executive | league = Midwest League | role = President | startyear = 1966 | endyear = 1973}}
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- | {{person-league-executive | league = Midwest League | role = Vice President | startyear = 1978 | endyear = 1979}}
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- | {{person-league-executive | league = Midwest League | role = Honorary VP| startyear = 1980 | endyear = 1990}}
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- | Doster was elected Sheriff of Macon County, Illinois, in 1966, thus serving simultaneously as County Sheriff and Midwest League President.
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- | ==Sources==
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- | * {{cite-book | title=Assorted Baseball Blue Books}}
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- | * {{cite-book | title=Mostly Minor Leaguers, by John Clifford (Decatur, IL: William Street Press, 2001}}
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- | * {{cite-ssdi | ssn=409-09-8416}}
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- | [[Category:People|Doster, Jim]] [[Category:League Executives|Doster, Jim]] [[Category:Team Executives|Doster, Jim]]
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Latest revision as of 16:23, 21 August 2010
James R. Doster
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Born:
| 1907-12-20 at Gore, GA (US)
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Died:
| 2000-5-21 at Decatur, IL (US)
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Interred:
| Graceland Cemetery in Decatur, IL (US)
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Jim Doster was an executive in the Midwest League in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Profile
- Was elected Sheriff of Macon County, Illinois, in 1966, serving simultaneously as County Sheriff and Midwest League President.
- Held the title of Honorary Vice President of the Midwest League from 1980 to 1990.
Sources
- Assorted Baseball Blue Books.
- Clifford, John. Mostly Minor Leaguers. Decatur, IL: William Street Press, 2001.
- "Obituary". Decatur Herald & Review, 2000-05-24.
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 409-09-8416).