Greenwood, Mississippi Minor League Baseball

Jackson Riggs Stephenson

Jackson Riggs "Ole Hoss" Stephenson | © Donny Whitehead

Cotton States League:
  • Monroe Sports
    (89-51)
  • Greenwood Dodgers
    (83-57)
  • Pine Bluff Judges
    (82-58)
  • Natchez Indians
    (79-61)
  • El Dorado Oilers
    (77-62)
  • Hot Springs Bathers
    (53-86)
  • Clarksdale Planters
    (53-87)
  • Greenville Bucks
    (43-97)
Interesting Facts:

Fred Waters and Carl Tumlinson were named to the 1951 Cotton States League All-Star team. Waters and Dick Gray both went on to play in the Major Leagues.

Carl Tumlinson was killed in action in Korea on April 6, 1953.

2B Bobby Bonebrake led the league with 78 stolen bases.

Pitcher Fred Waters led the league with a .917(11-1) winning percentage.