1951 Jesup Bees Roster
Team Record: 86-43
Finished 1st in the GSL
Manager: Donald Stoyle (86-43)
Location: Jesup, Georgia
Ballpark: Milikin Park
Attendance: 23,931, Avg. 371
Playoffs - Douglas Trojans 4 games, Jesup Bees 0
The Jesup Bees of the Georgia State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 86 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the GSL.
The Bees surrendered 533 runs, least in the league. Jesup plated 826 runs. Lee Jenkins led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .376 average. Don Rudolph earned 28 wins on the mound for the team, while Ronald Parrish also added 15 or more wins also Bob Craven recorded a 2.82 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Don Rudolph played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Jesup Bees to do so.
Donald Stoyle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Clements | ||||||
| Bob Craven | L | L | May 15, 1931 | 5'9" | 151 | |
| Buddy Crowder | R | R | June 22, 1930 | |||
| Douglas Daniel | ||||||
| Ralph Fall | R | September 4, 1931 | 6'1" | 165 | Sedalia, MO US | |
| Pat Hallford | R | November 5, 1921 | 6'0" | 170 | Habersham County, GA US | |
| James Hartley | R | R | 6'4" | 165 | ||
| Robert Hay | R | 5'7" | 140 | |||
| Virgil Jefts | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Lee Jenkins | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Henry Nix | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Ronald Parrish | ||||||
| Theodore Patterson | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Michael Rossi | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jim Ruark | R | R | April 24, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Bostwick, GA US |
| Don Rudolph | L | L | August 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Edward Sherman | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| James Sosebee | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Donald Stoyle | L | 6'3" | 225 |
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.
