Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth is located in central Texas, approximately 20 miles west of Dallas, TX, with Arlington, TX in between. The three cities form a single metropolitan area, with Fort Worth earning the nickname of "Cowtown."

Teams that have played here

• Fort Worth Panthers, Texas League (1888-1890, 1902-1931)
• Fort Worth Panthers, Texas-Southern League (1895)
• Fort Worth Panthers, Texas Association (1896)
• Fort Worth Colts, Texas Association (1897)
• Fort Worth Cats, Texas League (1932-1942, 1946-1958, 1964)
• Fort Worth Cats, American Association (1959)
• Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, American Association (1960-1962)
• Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, Pacific Coast League (1963)
• Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, Texas League (1965-1971)
• Texas Rangers, American League (1972-present)
• Fort Worth Cats, All-American Association (2001)
• Fort Worth Cats, Central Baseball League (2002-2005)
• Fort Worth Cats, American Association (21st Century) (2006-2011)
• Tarrant County Blue Thunder, Continental Baseball League (2007)
• Fort Worth Cats, North American League (2012)
• Fort Worth Cats, United League (2013-2014)

Persons who were born here

• Mark Austry, minor league infielder
• Lance Barrett, umpire
• Clayton Beeter, pitcher
• Billy Brewer, pitcher
• Jim Bronstad, pitcher
• Shane Broyles, minor league pitcher
• Seth Buckminster, umpire
• Beau Burrows, pitcher
• Tommy Cantrell, minor league outfielder
• Jim Casey, minor league pitcher
• Michael Choice, outfielder
• Ron Clark, infielder
• Kyle Crick, pitcher
• Ryan Dittfurth, pitcher
• Eddie Douglass, infielder; manager
• Miles Durham, minor league outfielder
• Jack Enright, pitcher
• Joey Evans, minor league pitcher
• Ethan Faggett, minor league outfielder
• Brandon Finnegan, pitcher
• Seth Garrison, minor league pitcher
• Verdun Gilchrist, minor league player
• Turner Gill, minor league infielder
• Paul Gonzalez, minor league infielder
• Trent Grisham, outfielder
• Scott Hairston, outfielder
• Justin Hatcher, minor league catcher
• Brad Hawpe, outfielder
• Blair Henley, pitcher
• Sean Henn, pitcher
• Micah Hoffpauir, outfielder
• Brock Holt, infielder
• Hod Kibbie, infielder
• Yale Lary, minor league player
• Derek Lee, minor league pitcher
• L.D. Livingston, outfielder
• Nate Long, minor league pitcher
• David Maroul, minor league infielder
• Tim Mauser, pitcher
• Brian Milner, catcher
• Brian Myrow, infielder
• Doc Nance, outfielder
• Sheldon Neuse, infielder
• Jeff Newman, catcher; manager
• Zach Nuding, minor league pitcher
• Ricky Pickett, pitcher
• Richard Rainwater, owner
• Ryan Roberts, infielder
• Stan Robertson, minor league outfielder
• Byrum Saam, broadcaster
• Tony Santillan, pitcher
• Louis Santop, catcher; Hall of Fame
• Tom Schieffer, owner
• Marty Scott, minor league infielder
• AJ Smith-Shawver, pitcher
• Kelly Shoppach, catcher
• Drew Smith, pitcher
• Bill Sodd, pinch-hitter
• Greg Swindell, pitcher
• Kevin Thompson, outfielder
• Jordan Walden, pitcher
• Robert White, minor league outfielder/first baseman
• Aaron Wilkerson, pitcher
• Austen Williams, pitcher
• Rick Williams, coach

Persons who died here

• Walt Alexander, catcher
• Jack Allen, minor league manager
• Wingo Anderson, pitcher
• Robert Armstrong, outfielder
• Tom Baker, pitcher
• Scotty Barr, infielder
• Mark Batchko, minor league catcher
• Carroll Beringer, minor league pitcher
• Bobby Bragan, infielder; manager
• Joe Bratcher, outfielder
• Jim Bronstad, pitcher
• Bobby Brown, infielder
• Bill Capps, minor league infielder
• Tex Carleton, pitcher
• Eddie Chiles, owner
• Cecil Coombs, outfielder
• Brad Corbett, owner
• Jake Crawford, outfielder
• Billy Crowell, pitcher
• Pete Donohue, pitcher
• Bob Fagan, infielder
• Jim Galloway, infielder
• Bill Gannon, outfielder
• Lonnie Goldstein, infielder
• Jack Holloway, minor league infielder
• Jimmie Humphries, minor league player, manager and owner
• Oscar Jones, pitcher
• Hod Kibbie, infielder
• Harry Kinzy, pitcher
• Ed Konetchy, infielder
• Clarence Kraft, infielder
• Yale Lary, minor league player
• L.D. Livingston, outfielder
• Joe Macko, coach
• Bill McCahan, pitcher
• Dutch Meyer, infielder
• Jake Mooty, pitcher
• Howard Murphy, outfielder
• Ray Murray, catcher
• Doc Nance, outfielder
• Rollie Naylor, pitcher
• Joe Pate, pitcher
• Art Phelan, infielder
• Damon Phillips, infielder
• Richard Rainwater, owner
• Wilson Redus, outfielder, manager
• John Reeves, minor league executive
• Tony Robello, infielder
• Charlie Robertson, pitcher
• Ralph Shropshire, catcher
• Bill Sodd, pinch-hitter
• Bill Stuart, infielder
• Ken Suarez, catcher
• Jackie Tavener, infielder
• Harry Taylor, pitcher
• Ed Wheeler, outfielder
• Ray Wolf, infielder

Educational institutions located here

• All Saints' Episcopal High School
• Arlington Heights High School
• Boswell High School
• Central High School
• Eastern Hills High School
• Fort Worth Country Day School
• Fossil Ridge High School
• Green B. Trimble Technical High School
• I.M. Terrell High School
• North Side High School
• Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
• Polytechnic High School
• R. L. Paschal High School
• Southwest Christian School
• Southwest High School
• Texas Christian University
• Texas Wesleyan University
• Western Hills High School

Further Reading

• Bruce Bumbalough: "Minor-league baseball in the Dallas-Fort Worth area", in Steve West and Bill Nowlin, eds.: The Team That Couldn't Hit: The 1972 Texas Rangers, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2019, pp. 343-349. ISBN 978-1-943816-93-4