 Dockins is the only Major League Baseball player from Clyde, Kansas

Dockins had a rookie season of (8–6, 3.21 ERA).He made his major league debut in relief on May 5, 1945 against the Chicago Cubs at Sportsman's Park.His first major league win came twenty-five days later, also in relief, in a 12-inning 4–2 victory over the Boston Braves in the first game of a home doubleheader.