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Douglas, Don (1991)

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Maine Baseball HOF
Aug 12, 2019
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Douglas, Don (91)

The second of our Westbrook southpaws to enter the Hall in 1991 is Don Douglas of the late 1060's and 1970's. Douglas joins along line of Paper City diamond stars that began with Saccarappa's George Gore, a Chicago Nationals star of the 1880's.

from 1967 to 1969, Douglas was the stopper for Mickey Dolan's (HOF, 1990) scrappy Blue Blazer nines--so good that he was selected for All-Telegram honors in '68 and '69. During the summer, he toiled on the mound for top-notch Manchester Post Legion clubs.

Don also played football and basketball at Westbrook.

A good student-athlete, Don took his talents to Mass. where he performed for Maine's Bill Thurston at Amherst College. Thurston has always had a keen eye for Maine products, and in Douglas he nabbed a good one--so sparkling that the Westbrook lefty was selected to the District One All-New England first team in 1973. He was 18-5 for 3 seasons.

While matriculating at Amherst, Douglas spent three summers.

1970-1972, with the Cotuit nine in the fast Cape Cod Collegiate Baseball League - winning 21 while losing 9 - a proving ground for countless future pro players. In 1971, Douglas achieved All-Star Status in this summer circuit in 1991.

The Amherst-Cotuit successes gained Don three professional contracts from the Chicago Cubs. From 1973 thru '75 he hurled in the Cub minor league system, eventually reaching the A level.

After leaving pro ball, Douglas returned to his Manchester Post roots where he imparted his pitching knowledge to the youngster of Jimmy Burrill's and Luther Small's nines.

Don and Abby have been married for 11 years and have two daughters Kate and Emily. They are the owners of Douglas Title Company.







 
 
 

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Meet the 2026 Maine Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
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Portland Press Herald 4/10/2026
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/04/10/meet-the-2026-maine-baseball-hall-of-fame-inductees/?copylink=true

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Former St. Dominic and current Gray-New Gloucester coach Bob Blackman and Cony coach Don Plourde are among the 11 members of the newest class. Four coaches currently preparing for the upcoming high school baseball season are among the 11 inductees in the 2026 Maine Baseball Hall of Fame class.

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Gray-New Gloucester’s Bob Blackman, Brewer’s Dana Corey, Hampden Academy’s Jon Perry and Cony’s Don Plourde are all part of the class that will be inducted on Oct. 4 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland. Blackman coached St. Dominic High School to nine state championships in 22 seasons before the school closed at the end of the last school year. He was named the coach at Gray-New Gloucester in September. Corey hit .359 at the University of Maine in 1971. He played two seasons in the Chicago Cubs system and has been the head coach at Brewer for 18 seasons.

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Perry hit .381 at the University of Maine in 1981 and helped the Black Bears reach the College World Series. He has coached for the past 45 seasons at the high school, American Legion and collegiate levels. 

Plourde is in his 17th season as the coach at Cony High School and has been named the KVAC Coach of the Year five times. He has been coaching at various levels for more than 30 years. 

Others earning induction are: 

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• Al Cloutier, who has been involved in baseball in Augusta as a player, Cony High and American Legion coach, Babe Ruth League director and volunteer. 

• John Kolasinski, who was a college coach at for 37 years, first at Husson and later at Siena Heights University in Michigan. He is a five-time New England Coach of the Year winner.

• Mark Littlefield, a Portland High graduate, who is now in his 36th season working on the medical staff of the New York Yankees organization. 

• Scott Littlefield, a Portland High graduate, who will be inducted posthumously. Littlefield coached at Florida State University and the University of Southern Maine before working for 34 years as a Major League Baseball scout, including 16 as a player personnel special assistant for the Texas Rangers.

• J. Ronald Livington, who will be inducted posthumously. Livingston was an All-Star infielder for the semi-pro Presque Isle Indians in the Northern Aroostook League in the 1930 and 1940s. He also coached and was a director in the South Portland National Little League.

• Mike McCullum, of Portland, who hit .338 at the University of Southern Maine and earned ABCA Division III All-American honors in 1999. 

• Jim Taylor of Lewiston, who was a founding member of the Central Maine Board of Approved Baseball Umpires and was instrumental in starting the Maine chapter of the Collegiate Baseball Umpires Association.

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Maine Baseball Hall of Fame day  Delta Dental Park aka Hadlock Field 7/19/2026
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