1958 Fort Worth Cats
Manager: Lou Klein
Record: 89-64, 1st place, Texas League

TEAM
W
L
PCT.
Fort Worth
89
64
.582
Houston
79
74
.516
Corpus Christi*
77
75
.507
Austin
77
76
.503
Dallas
76
77
.494
San Antonio
74
79
.484
Tulsa
71
81
.467
Victoria 68 85 .445

 

1958 Texas League Standings
*league champion

POS.
PLAYER
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
C
Moe Thacker
88
273
35
80
11
2
7
36
0
.293
1B
Bill Gabler
127
503
80
136
18
5
23
94
0

.270

2B
Jerry Kindall
143
512
60
117
23
9
16
65
5
.229
3B
Joe Macko
137
503
76
146
25
0
24
81
1
.290
SS
Ray Bellino
151
588
81
132
19
5
5
45
2
.224
RF
Bob Will
82
302
52
109
21
3
9
43
2
.361
CF
Chick King
150
597
81
168
23
5
10
64
10
.281
LF
Frank Ernaga
124
414
45
103
27
1
10
50
0
.249
C
Robert Rivich
19
47
0
9
0
0
0
2
0
.191
C
Dick Bertell
20
69
3
8
2
0
0
2
0
.116
C
Don Beibel
31
83
7
11
0
0
0
1
1
.133
C
Jim Fanning
20
IF
Piper Davis
82
220
23
62
9
1
2
36
3
.282
OF
Dick Johnson
48
148
15
44
3
1
2
21
2
.297
OF
Don Robertson
34
136
28
30
5
3
3
12
1
.221
OF
Leonard Williams
12
41
6
7
1
1
0
2
0
.171
Chris Kitsos
3
7
d
0
0
0
0
d
d
.000
Robert McKee
4
14
d
4
d d d d  
.286
Allen Shaw
1
3
 
         
.000
Chris Kitsos
6
10
 
2
         
.111
Jack Caro
1
                 
                       
                       
Pitcher
G
IP
GS
CG
W
L
PCT
SO
BB
H
ERA
Carroll Beringer
36
183
23
12
11
9
.550
92
36
183
2.90
John Briggs
21
143
19
8
8
10
.444
85
43
134
3.34
John Ceplo
44
115
5
1
8
7
.538
46
45
118
4.77
Gene Fodge
11
78
11
4
3
7
.300
36
27
90
4.38
Ed Mayer
33
165
26
9
8
13
.381
66
48
197
4.04
Bill Nishita
43
105
2
2
6
4
.600
50
27
116
3.69
Rudy Paynich
19
124
17
6
6
8
.429
31
32
142
3.63
Larry Sherry
27
170
25
11
10
10
.500
146
89
131
3.07
Don Swanson
34
148
17
4
6
10
.375
51
59
147
3.28
Joe Stanek
4
 
1
2
.333
Mike Warnitsky
6
 
1
0
1.000
Frank White
3
 
0
1
.000
Les Phillips
12
 
1
1
.500
Bob Wegner
3