Fort Worth Cats (Texas League)

Fort Worth Cats
Fort Worth Cats
1888–1964; (1888–1890, 1892, 1895–1898, 1902–1942, 1946–1959, 1964); Fort Worth, Texas ;
Minor league affiliations
Class	AA (1964); AAA (1959); AA (1946–1958); A1 (1936–1942); A (1921–1935); B (1911–1920); C (1907–1910); D (1906); C (1904–1905); D (1902–1903); C (1896–1898); B (1892, 1895);
League	Texas League (1964); American Association (1959); Texas League (1902–1942, 1946–1958); Texas Association (1896–1898); Texas-Southern League (1895); Texas League (1888–1890, 1892);
Major league affiliations
Team	Chicago Cubs (1957–1959, 1964); Brooklyn Dodgers (1946–1956); Cincinnati Reds (1935); Detroit Tigers (1919–1929);
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles (8)	1920; 1921; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1930; 1937; 1939;
League titles (13)	1895; 1905; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1930; 1937; 1939; 1948; 1958;
First-half titles (6)	1906; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1924; 1925;
Second-half titles (9)	1895; 1904; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1924; 1925; 1930;
Team data
Name	Fort Worth Cats (1936–1942, 1946–1959, 1964); Fort Worth Colts (1897); Fort Worth Panthers (1888–1890, 1892, 1895–1896, 1898, 1902–1935);
Ballpark	LaGrave Field (1926–1964); Panther Park (1915–1925); Morris Park (1911–1914); Haines Park (1907–1910);

The Fort Worth Cats (originally the Fort Worth Panthers) were a minor league baseball team that mostly played in the Texas League from 1888 through 1964. They were affiliated with the Indianapolis Indians in 1933, the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1946 to 1956, and the Chicago Cubs from 1957 to 1958. The team joined the American Association in 1959 and then merged with the Dallas Rangers in 1959 to become the Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers. The teams separated again in 1964 when the Cats rejoined the Texas League, but they merged again the following year and became the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs. The 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, and 1925 Panthers teams were selected as #4 among the top 100 minor league teams of all time.^[1]

Fort Worth Cats
1888–1964 (1888–1890, 1892, 1895–1898, 1902–1942, 1946–1959, 1964) Fort Worth, Texas
Minor league affiliations
Class	AA (1964) AAA (1959) AA (1946–1958) A1 (1936–1942) A (1921–1935) B (1911–1920) C (1907–1910) D (1906) C (1904–1905) D (1902–1903) C (1896–1898) B (1892, 1895)
League	Texas League (1964) American Association (1959) Texas League (1902–1942, 1946–1958) Texas Association (1896–1898) Texas-Southern League (1895) Texas League (1888–1890, 1892)
Major league affiliations
Team	Chicago Cubs (1957–1959, 1964) Brooklyn Dodgers (1946–1956) Cincinnati Reds (1935) Detroit Tigers (1919–1929)
Minor league titles
Dixie Series titles (8)	1920 1921 1923 1924 1925 1930 1937 1939
League titles (13)	1895 1905 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1930 1937 1939 1948 1958
First-half titles (6)	1906 1920 1921 1922 1924 1925
Second-half titles (9)	1895 1904 1919 1920 1921 1922 1924 1925 1930
Team data
Name	Fort Worth Cats (1936–1942, 1946–1959, 1964) Fort Worth Colts (1897) Fort Worth Panthers (1888–1890, 1892, 1895–1896, 1898, 1902–1935)
Ballpark	LaGrave Field (1926–1964) Panther Park (1915–1925) Morris Park (1911–1914) Haines Park (1907–1910)