Borger Gassers
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Borger Gassers 1939–1954 (1939–1942, 1946–1954) Borger, Texas | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| League | West Texas–New Mexico League |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 1940 Borger 4 games, Lubbock 3 |
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Previous names | Borger Gassers |
Previous parks | Huber Ball Park |
The Borger Gassers were a minor league baseball team that operated in the West Texas–New Mexico League 1937 through 1954 with a break from '43-'45 due to World War II. Borger Gassers disbanded July 16, 1954
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Players
Pitchers
- William Hair 1947
- Robert Garrett 1953
- Eddie Carnett 1948–1952 *1948 batted .409 with 33 home runs and 161 RBIs, Other years he batted over .300 From the Mound 13-6 in 1950 and 10-6 in 1952
- Howard Parks 1939
- Robert Fulton Crues (Bob Crues) 1940
- Claude Gerald "Lefty" Blair (Dates unknown)
Infielders
- Verdun Gilchrist 1946 -1950 Shortstop-Second baseman
- Littleton Pierson Henry (Ish) – Catcher 1946
- Tommy Fox 3rd base from 1946 to 1954. Hit 4 home runs off of Bobby Lane in which one went into the Huber swimming pool
- Luis Sanchez 1951 Shortstop
Outfielders
- Gordon Nell .389-40-175 season in 1940
Nell lead the league in home runs and drove in over 160 runs 5 times
Unknown position
- Jim Cain
- Pat Lorenzo
- Leon Cato
- Frank Warren
- Stewart Williams
- Udell Moore
- William Scopetone
- Joseph Kilkuskie
Owners
- Abe Latman
- Dr. Melvin C Kimball
Managers
- F.K. Withers 1939
- Pete Susko / Gordon Neil 1940
- Gordon Nell 1941
- Hugh Willingham 1942
- Ted Clawitter 1946
- Gordon Nell / Stu Williams 1947
- Eddie Carnett 1948
- Eddie Carnett /Kenneth Sears 1949
- Mickey Burnett 1950
- Eddie Carnett /Lloyd Brown 1951
- Lloyd Brown 1952 http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/286f8abb
- Lloyd Brown / Herschel Martin 1953
- Herschel Martin / Tommy Warren 1954
References
- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/westtexasnewmexico3742.htm&date=2009-10-25+13:34:39
- Gary Bedingfield's Baseball in Wartime!
- Society for American Baseball Research publications: Minor League Baseball Stars, Volume I (1978) and Volume II (1985).
- http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-west-texas-new-mexico-league/
- The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition
- http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/West_Texas-New_Mexico_League#1937-1938_.22D.22
- http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=647&pid=16946
External links
- http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=647&pid=16946
- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/westtexasnewmexico3742.htm&date=2009-10-25+13:34:39
- http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Verdun_Gilchrist
- http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/West_Texas-New_Mexico_League#1937-1938_.22D.22
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