The Eastman Dodgers were a minor league baseball team based in

Eastman, Georgia Eastman is a city in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,962 at the 2010 census. Named after one of the founders who contributed a site and paid for the county courthouse, the city was established in 1871, and is the county ...

. The Eastman Dodgers were members of the Class D

Georgia State League The Georgia State League was an American Class D minor league in professional baseball that existed in 1906, 1914, 1920–1921 and 1948–1956. During its last incarnation, it existed alongside two nearby Class D circuits, the Georgia–Florida Le ...

from 1948 to 1953 winning the 1950 league pennant and 1949 and 1952 league pennants. The Dodgers hosted home minor league games at Legion Park.

History

The 1949 Eastman Dodgers captured the Georgia State League pennant, finishing first in the regular season with a 86–51 record. Eastman was defeated 3 games to 2 by the Vidalia-Lyons Twins in the 1949 playoffs. In 1950, the Eastman Dodgers captured the Georgia State League Championship. Eastman finished the regular season with a 79–61 record, 3rd in the Georgia State League, under Manager Edd Hartness. The 1950 Georgia State League Playoffs, the Eastman Dodgers defeated the

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3 games to 1 to advance. In the Finals, Eastman defeated the

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4 games to 3 to capture the championship. The Eastman Dodgers captured the 1952 Georgia State League pennant. Eastman finished 75-49 during the regular season, 1st in the Georgia State League. The Eastman Dodgers were defeated 4 games to 2 in the playoffs by the

. In 1953, the Eastman Dodgers advanced to the Finals after finishing 3rd in the regular season. After sweeping the

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in four gamed in the first round, Eastman was defeated in the 1953 Georgia State League Finals by the Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals 4 games to 3.

The ballpark

The Eastman Dodgers played at Legion Park In Eastman, Georgia.

References

External links

Baseball Reference -Eastman, Georgia
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