1948 Fort Worth Cats Roster
Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 92-61
Finished 1st in the TL
Manager: Lester Burge (0-0), George Dockins (0-0), Bobby Bragan (0-0)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Ballpark: LaGrave Field
Attendance: 354,288, Avg. 4,631
1948 Fort Worth Cats StatisticsTeam Record: 92-61
Finished 1st in the TL
Manager: Lester Burge (0-0), George Dockins (0-0), Bobby Bragan (0-0)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Ballpark: LaGrave Field
Attendance: 354,288, Avg. 4,631
Playoffs - Fort Worth Cats 4 games, Shreveport Sports 2
Finals - Fort Worth Cats 4 games, Tulsa Oilers 2
The Fort Worth Cats of the Texas League ended the 1948 season with a record of 92 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the TL.
Lester Burge, George Dockins and Bobby Bragan served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Atwell | L | R | March 8, 1924 | 5'9" | 185 | Leesburg, VA US |
| Robert Austin | R | R | December 19, 1923 | 6'0" | 180 | Foss, OK US |
| Bobby Bragan | R | R | October 30, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| George Brown | R | R | April 4, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Ed Chandler | R | R | February 17, 1917 | 6'2" | 190 | Pinson, AL US |
| Reg Clarkson | L | August 19, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Eugene Costello | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | Sprague, WA US | |
| George Dockins | L | L | May 5, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | Clyde, KS US |
| Merv Dornburg | R | April 26, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | Kankakee, IL US | |
| Carl Erskine | R | R | December 13, 1926 | 5'10" | 165 | Anderson, IN US |
| Gordon Evans | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Walter Fiala | R | R | September 24, 1924 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Dee Fondy | L | L | October 31, 1924 | 6'3" | 195 | Slaton, TX US |
| Bill Kearns | R | 6'1" | 178 | |||
| Al Leap | R | May 27, 1925 | 6'2" | 187 | ||
| Johnny LeGros | R | August 25, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Mobile, AL US | |
| Jack Lindsey | R | March 21, 1927 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Vic Marasco | R | November 9, 1928 | 5'8" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Gino Marionetti | R | April 16, 1918 | 5'10" | 175 | Arcata, CA US | |
| Homer Matney | R | November 4, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | , TX US | |
| Bob Milliken | R | R | August 25, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Majorsville, WV US |
| Irv Noren | L | L | November 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Jamestown, NY US |
| Edward Nulty | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Willie Ramsdell | R | R | April 4, 1916 | 5'11" | 165 | Williamsburg, KS US |
| Walter Rogers | S | April 14, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Donald Runge | L | May 26, 1927 | 5'8" | 144 | ||
| George Schmees | L | L | September 6, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Dwain Sloat | R | L | December 1, 1918 | 6'0" | 168 | Nokomis, IL US |
| Mearl Strachan | R | R | July 17, 1917 | 6'1" | 175 | Northwood, NH US |
| Chris Van Cuyk | L | L | January 3, 1927 | 6'6" | 215 | Kimberly, WI US |
| Dick Williams | R | R | May 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Albert Zachary | R | R | May 14, 1914 | 5'11" | 182 | Brooklyn, NY 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.
