1952 Fort Worth Cats Roster
Team Record: 86-75
Finished 2nd in the TL
Manager: Bobby Bragan (86-75)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Ballpark: LaGrave Field
Attendance: 180,559, Avg. 2,243
Playoffs - Shreveport Sports 4 games, Fort Worth Cats 0
The Fort Worth Cats of the Texas League ended the 1952 season with a record of 86 wins and 75 losses, finishing second in the TL.
The Cats yielded 536 runs, fewest in the league. Fort Worth tallied 609 runs. Wayne Belardi led all regular batters by hitting .302. Jim Melton topped the team with 18 wins, while Joe Landrum, too added 15 or more wins, too Joe Landrum recorded a 1.94 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1952 Fort Worth Cats who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Gale Wade, Ray Moore, Wally Hood, Billy Hunter, Wayne Belardi, Steve Lembo, Al Brancato, Al Gionfriddo, Bert Hamric, Joe Landrum, Roy Face, John Simmons, Bobby Bragan, Pete Wojey and Rudy Rufer.
Bobby Bragan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Belardi | L | L | September 5, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Helena, CA US |
| Thaddeus Bosiack | R | 5'10" | 172 | |||
| Bobby Bragan | R | R | October 30, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Al Brancato | R | R | May 29, 1919 | 5'9" | 188 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Frank Brown | S | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Ralph Butler | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Eugene Clough | S | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Robert Cullins | R | December 10, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | Memphis, TN US | |
| Dave Dahle | R | L | August 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Theodore Del Guercio | R | R | December 29, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
| Roy Face | R | R | February 20, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Stephentown, NY US |
| Al Gionfriddo | L | L | March 8, 1922 | 5'6" | 165 | Dysart, PA US |
| William Glane | L | L | October 1, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Detroit, MI US |
| Bert Hamric | L | R | March 1, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | Clarksburg, WV US |
| Ashton Heckel | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Kenny Hemphill | R | R | October 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| John Hoffman | L | R | November 30, 1923 | 6'4" | 215 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Wally Hood | R | R | September 24, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Billy Hunter | R | R | June 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Punxsutawney, PA US |
| Joe Landrum | R | R | December 13, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | Columbia, SC US |
| Steve Lembo | R | R | November 13, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY 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 |
| Frank Marchio | R | R | November 16, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Dick McCoy | L | L | September 7, 1929 | 6'2" | 177 | |
| Jim Melton | S | R | September 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Kemah, TX US |
| Pete Mondorff | R | R | April 18, 1918 | 6'0" | 220 | Emmitsburg, MD US |
| Ray Moore | R | R | June 1, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Meadows, MD US |
| Ernest Nichols | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Rudy Paynich | R | R | March 29, 1926 | 6'3" | 200 | Bisbee, AZ US |
| Rudy Rufer | R | R | October 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | Ridgewood, NY US |
| John Simmons | R | R | July 7, 1924 | 6'1" | 192 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Joseph Torpey | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Ernie Velasquez | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Gale Wade | L | R | January 20, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Hollister, MO US |
| Pete Wojey | R | R | December 1, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Stowe, PA US |
| Jim Zavitka | R | R | April 16, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | Elba, NE 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.
