1951 Douglas Trojans Roster
Team Record: 62-68
Finished 4th in the GSL
Manager: Lefty Guise (62-68)
Location: Douglas, Georgia
Ballpark: Municipal Park
Attendance: 21,839, Avg. 336
Playoffs - Douglas Trojans 4 games, Jesup Bees 0
Finals - Douglas Trojans 4 games, Eastman Dodgers 3
The Douglas Trojans of the Georgia State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 62 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the GSL.
The Trojans scored 691 runs and surrendered 713 runs. Jim Morelli led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .356. Lefty Guise topped Douglas with 14 wins and a team-best 2.16 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Lefty Guise played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Douglas Trojans to do so.
Lefty Guise served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Baldwin | R | February 16, 1931 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Marvin Bastion | R | R | July 9, 1931 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Walter Beauchamp | R | September 10, 1927 | 5'9" | 158 | ||
| Charles Cain | R | R | June 2, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Pete Catalano | R | November 5, 1925 | 5'6" | 145 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| John Cathey | ||||||
| Malcolm Coleman | ||||||
| Howard Davis | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Van Davis | R | 6'2" | 220 | |||
| Gene Easterling | R | R | March 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Fred Fontenot | September 1, 1932 | |||||
| Homer Graham | ||||||
| Lefty Guise | L | L | September 18, 1908 | 6'2" | 172 | Driggs, AR US |
| Lee Johnson | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Roy Jones | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Fred Lee | ||||||
| Raymond Monroe | ||||||
| Jim Morelli | L | L | September 25, 1927 | 5'9" | 165 | Charleston, SC US |
| Charles Nelson | R | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Orestes Perada | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Emil Rey | R | October 6, 1921 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Armando Sanchez | R | April 30, 1933 | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| Robert Sassano | ||||||
| Kermit Schmidt | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Kurtis Swain | ||||||
| LeRoy Sweat | ||||||
| Forrest Yow |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
