1950 Fort Worth Cats Roster
Team Record: 88-64
Finished 2nd in the TL
Manager: Bobby Bragan (88-64)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Ballpark: LaGrave Field
Attendance: 233,789, Avg. 3,076
Playoffs - Tulsa Oilers 4 games, Fort Worth Cats 0 (one tie
The Fort Worth Cats of the Texas League ended the 1950 season with a record of 88 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the TL.
The Cats topped the circuit with just 539 runs allowed. Fort Worth scored 584 runs. Dick Williams led all regular hitters by hitting .300. Ray Moore paced the team with 15 wins, while Chris Van Cuyk registered a 2.29 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1950 Fort Worth Cats who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bill McCahan, Red Borom, Joe Landrum, Fred Waters, Dee Fondy, Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Bragan, Pat McGlothin, Chris Van Cuyk, Dick Williams, Ed Roebuck, Tommy Tatum, Bud Podbielan, Don Hoak and Ray Moore.
Bobby Bragan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Austin | R | R | December 19, 1923 | 6'0" | 180 | Foss, OK US |
| C. B. Beringer | R | R | August 14, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Bellwood, NE US |
| Red Borom | L | R | October 30, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Bobby Bragan | R | R | October 30, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Frank Brown | S | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Bob Bundy | R | R | March 23, 1924 | 5'8" | 165 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Eugene Clough | S | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Fred Copeland | L | L | August 10, 1926 | 5'7" | 150 | Mountville, PA US |
| Dee Fondy | L | L | October 31, 1924 | 6'3" | 195 | Slaton, TX US |
| Don Hoak | R | R | February 5, 1928 | 6'1" | 170 | Roulette, PA US |
| Joe Landrum | R | R | December 13, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | Columbia, SC US |
| Mike Lemish | R | R | July 27, 1926 | 5'9" | 195 | Fort Wayne, IN US |
| Jack Lindsey | R | March 21, 1927 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Vicente Lopez | R | R | September 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Bill McCahan | R | R | June 7, 1921 | 5'11" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Pat McGlothin | L | R | October 20, 1920 | 6'3" | 180 | Coalfield, TN US |
| Ray Moore | R | R | June 1, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Meadows, MD US |
| Bud Podbielan | R | R | March 6, 1924 | 6'1" | 170 | Curlew, WA US |
| Ed Roebuck | R | R | July 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | East Millsboro, PA US |
| Russ Rose | R | R | October 4, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Sierra Madre, CA US |
| Johnny Rutherford | L | R | May 5, 1925 | 5'10" | 170 | Belleville, ON CA |
| Rene Solis | R | R | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | Victoria de las Tunas, Oriente CU |
| Ken Staples | L | R | November 9, 1926 | 5'8" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Fred Storck | L | L | March 17, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Tommy Tatum | R | R | July 16, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Decatur, TX US |
| Joseph Torpey | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Chris Van Cuyk | L | L | January 3, 1927 | 6'6" | 215 | Kimberly, WI US |
| Fred Waters | L | L | February 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Benton, MS US |
| Melvin Waters | R | R | October 7, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Dick Williams | R | R | May 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | St. Louis, MO 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.
