1939 Fort Worth Cats Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: A1
Team Record: 87-74
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Bob Linton (87-74)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Ballpark: LaGrave Field
Attendance: 94,644, Avg. 1,176
1939 Fort Worth Cats Statistics

Playoffs - Fort Worth Cats 3 games, Houston Buffaloes 2
Finals - Fort Worth Cats 4 games, Dallas Rebels 1

The Fort Worth Cats of the Texas League ended the 1939 season with a record of 87 wins and 74 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.

Bob Linton served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jack AtkinsonRRApril 21, 19166'2"203
Will BlackRMay 31, 19165'10"170
Walter Butler
Walter CazenRRSeptember 29, 19085'11"195
Buster ChathamRRDecember 25, 19015'5"150West, TX US
Stan CorbettRRDecember 4, 19116'3"190Cincinnati, OH US
Cal DorsettRRJune 10, 19136'0"180Lone Oak, TX US
Fred FrinkRRAugust 25, 19116'1"180Macon, GA US
Jack GrahamLLDecember 24, 19166'2"200Minneapolis, MN US
Harold GrantLAugust 7, 19095'11"195
Jim GravinRRFebruary 7, 19135'11"165
Ed GreerRRApril 4, 19016'3"180Grant, VA US
Claude HortonRRJune 5, 19116'0"190Fort Worth, TX US
Eddie KearseRRFebruary 23, 19166'1"195San Francisco, CA US
Carl KottRJanuary 24, 19085'11"165Fredericksburg, TX US
Bob LintonLRApril 18, 19026'0"185Emerson, AR US
Firpo MarberryRRNovember 30, 18986'1"190Streetman, TX US
Clyde McDowellRROctober 30, 19105'8"160
Ben MeltonRR6'2"170
Frank MethaRRDecember 13, 19135'11"165Los Angeles, CA US
Leo MoonRLJune 22, 18995'11"165Bellemont, NC US
Otto PatrickRApril 29, 19146'0"180Morgan, KY US
Robert SchangRAugust 12, 19175'7"145
Leon SchererLL6'1"162
Hugh ShelleyRROctober 26, 19106'0"170Rogers, TX US
Ray StarrRRApril 23, 19066'1"178Nowata, OK US
Lee StebbinsLJanuary 12, 18985'11"175
John StonehamLRNovember 8, 19085'9"168Wood River, IL US
Clarence StrussRRFebruary 24, 19095'11"163Riverdale, IL US
Jack SuydamLSeptember 3, 19166'0"175
Oliver ThomasRR5'10"175
Bill WinfordLRAugust 15, 19115'10"160
William YockeRLOctober 19, 19106'2"175
Ralph YounkerRRSeptember 2, 19195'10"165Los Angeles, CA US

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.




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