Fort Worth, TX
(Redirected from Ft. 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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
- Luther Scarborough, USA national team pitcher
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- All Saints' Episcopal High School
- Arlington Heights High School
- Boswell High School
- Central High School
- Diamond Hill-Jarvis 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[edit]
- 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
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