Fort Worth Cats

A founding member of the Texas League in 1888, the Fort Worth Baseball staff represented the rough and tumble times of the late 1800's. The city had gained the nickname Panther City and the staff adopted the name Panthers. The club won Texas League championships in 1895, 1905, and 1906, but it wasn't until the management staff of W. K. Stripling, Paul LaGrave, and their fiery director Jake Atz that a truly special era of baseball was seen in Fort Worth.