1953 Fort Worth Cats Roster
Team Record: 82-72
Finished 3rd in the TL
Manager: Max Macon (82-72)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Ballpark: LaGrave Field
Attendance: 136,524, Avg. 1,773
Playoffs - Tulsa Oilers 4 games, Fort Worth Cats 2
The Fort Worth Cats of the Texas League ended the 1953 season with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, finishing third in the TL.
The Cats scored 711 runs and yielded 636 runs. Jim Baxes walloped 30 home runs for Fort Worth, while Danny Ozark swatted 15 or more, too. Jim Baxes recorded 107 runs batted in. Vic Marasco led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .306. Pete Wojey topped the team with 14 wins, and Glenn Mickens recorded a 1.79 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1953 Fort Worth Cats who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Gabe Gabler, Jim Baxes, Glenn Mickens, Wally Hood, Bill Harris, Gale Wade, Johnny Rutherford, John Simmons, Max Macon, Art Ceccarelli, Pete Wojey and Spook Jacobs.
Max Macon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Banton | R | R | December 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Jim Baxes | R | R | July 5, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| C. B. Beringer | R | R | August 14, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Bellwood, NE US |
| Tom Bigham | R | R | September 11, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | Union County, NC US |
| Jimmy Bragan | R | R | March 12, 1929 | 6'0" | 198 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Ray Cash | R | R | June 28, 1924 | 6'2" | 198 | Richmond, VA US |
| Art Ceccarelli | R | L | April 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | New Haven, CT US |
| Raymond Cucchiarini | R | June 6, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Billy Darden | R | R | July 27, 1926 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Theodore Del Guercio | R | R | December 29, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
| Calvin Felix | R | R | November 13, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Gabe Gabler | L | R | August 4, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| William Glane | L | L | October 1, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Detroit, MI US |
| Bill Harris | L | R | December 3, 1930 | 5'8" | 187 | Duguayville, NB CA |
| Wally Hood | R | R | September 24, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Larry Isbell | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Spook Jacobs | R | R | November 4, 1925 | 5'8" | 155 | Cheswold, DE US |
| Walt Jasinski | R | R | October 24, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Hollis, NY US |
| Eugene Kern | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Leonard Lamont | L | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Lou Landini | R | March 24, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | , IT | |
| Ronnie Lee | R | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Max Macon | L | L | October 14, 1915 | 6'3" | 175 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Vic Marasco | R | November 9, 1928 | 5'8" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Dick McCoy | L | L | September 7, 1929 | 6'2" | 177 | |
| Jim Melton | S | R | September 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Kemah, TX US |
| Glenn Mickens | R | R | July 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Wilmar, CA US |
| Pete Mondorff | R | R | April 18, 1918 | 6'0" | 220 | Emmitsburg, MD US |
| Danny Ozark | R | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'2" | 195 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Rudy Paynich | R | R | March 29, 1926 | 6'3" | 200 | Bisbee, AZ US |
| Al Ronning | R | R | September 21, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Everett, WA 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 |
| Harry Scherting | L | L | 6'2" | 207 | ||
| John Simmons | R | R | July 7, 1924 | 6'1" | 192 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Ken Staples | L | R | November 9, 1926 | 5'8" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Daniel Stupur | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| 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 |
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.
