Jim Doster

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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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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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[[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

Jim Doster
James R. Doster
Born: 1907-12-20 at Gore, GA (US)
Died: 2000-5-21 at Decatur, IL (US)
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).


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