1940 Fort Worth Cats Roster
Texas League (TL) - Class: A1
Team Record: 52-108
Finished 8th in the TL
Manager: Bob Linton (52-108)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Ballpark: LaGrave Field
Attendance: 43,561, Avg. 545
1940 Fort Worth Cats StatisticsTeam Record: 52-108
Finished 8th in the TL
Manager: Bob Linton (52-108)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Ballpark: LaGrave Field
Attendance: 43,561, Avg. 545
The Fort Worth Cats of the Texas League ended the 1940 season with a record of 52 wins and 108 losses, finishing eighth in the TL.
Bob Linton served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Abreu | R | R | May 24, 1913 | 5'8" | 160 | Oakland, CA US |
| Charley Baron | L | November 25, 1912 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Harry Boyles | R | R | November 29, 1911 | 6'5" | 185 | Granite City, IL US |
| Walter Cazen | R | R | September 29, 1908 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Buster Chatham | R | R | December 25, 1901 | 5'5" | 150 | West, TX US |
| Syd Cohen | S | L | May 7, 1906 | 5'11" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Roy Easterwood | R | R | January 12, 1915 | 6'0" | 196 | Waxahachie, TX US |
| Ed Greer | R | R | April 4, 1901 | 6'3" | 180 | Grant, VA US |
| Ward Hightower | December 28, 1915 | |||||
| Eldon Hill | L | January 20, 1922 | 5'11" | 162 | ||
| Harold Hillin | L | R | September 7, 1902 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Claude Horton | R | R | June 5, 1911 | 6'0" | 190 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Wyman Hunnicutt | September 2, 1920 | 192 | ||||
| Irv Jeffries | R | R | September 10, 1905 | 5'10" | 175 | Louisville, KY US |
| Norm Kies | R | R | December 10, 1910 | 5'11" | 175 | Toledo, OH US |
| Carl Kott | R | January 24, 1908 | 5'11" | 165 | Fredericksburg, TX US | |
| Fabian Kowalik | R | R | April 22, 1908 | 5'11" | 185 | Falls City, TX US |
| Stephen Kuk | R | May 6, 1911 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Frank Lamanske | L | L | September 30, 1906 | 5'11" | 170 | Oglesby, IL US |
| Hal Lee | L | October 7, 1910 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Doc Liepelt | R | R | September 14, 1914 | 5'10" | 165 | , SD US |
| Bob Linton | L | R | April 18, 1902 | 6'0" | 185 | Emerson, AR US |
| Don Looney | September 2, 1916 | |||||
| Firpo Marberry | R | R | November 30, 1898 | 6'1" | 190 | Streetman, TX US |
| Clyde McDowell | R | R | October 30, 1910 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Wallace Mehrens | L | L | February 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Roy Mosley | R | R | 6'0" | 188 | ||
| Otho Nitcholas | R | R | September 13, 1908 | 6'0" | 190 | McKinney, TX US |
| D. J. O'Brien | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Prince Oana | R | R | January 22, 1910 | 6'2" | 193 | Waipahu, HI US |
| Ray Starr | R | R | April 23, 1906 | 6'1" | 178 | Nowata, OK US |
| Lee Stebbins | L | January 12, 1898 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| John Stoneham | L | R | November 8, 1908 | 5'9" | 168 | Wood River, IL US |
| R. Taylor | ||||||
| Max Thomas | October 23, 1904 | 190 | Kaysville, UT US | |||
| Joseph Weeks | L | July 5, 1917 | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| William Yocke | R | L | October 19, 1910 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Joseph Yourkovich | L | 5'6" | Benld, IL 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.
