The Borger Gassers were a minor league baseball team that operated in the
West Texas–New Mexico League
The West Texas–New Mexico League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1937 through 1955, with a hiatus from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. The league started as a Class D level league, upgraded to Class C in 1946 and then ...
1937 through 1954 with a break from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. Borger Gassers disbanded on July 16, 1954.
Players
Pitchers
*William Hair, 1947
*Robert Garrett, 1953
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Eddie Carnett
Edwin Elliott Carnett (October 21, 1916 – November 4, 2016) was an American left fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams from 1941 to 1945. Listed at , , he batted and threw left-handed. He was born ...
, 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
Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to:
Places
*Mount Bob, New York, United States
* Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
People, fictional characters, and named animals
*Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Bob (surnam ...
), 1940
*Claude Gerald "Lefty" Blair (dates unknown)
Infielders
*Verdun Gilchrist, 1946-1950; shortstop, second baseman
*Littleton Pierson Henry (Ish), 1946, catcher
*Tommy Fox, 1946-1954; 3rd base; hit 4 home runs off of Bobby Lane, one of which went into the Huber swimming pool
*Luis Sanchez, 1951, shortstop
Outfielders
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Gordon Nell
Gordon Nell (August 17, 1907 – May 22, 1986) was a minor league baseball player who hit over 350 career home runs. He won five home run titles and a Triple Crown.
He was born in Hollis, Oklahoma. His professional career began in either 1929 or ...
, .389-40-175 season in 1940; led the league in home runs and drove in over 160 runs five 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
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Eddie Carnett
Edwin Elliott Carnett (October 21, 1916 – November 4, 2016) was an American left fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams from 1941 to 1945. Listed at , , he batted and threw left-handed. He was born ...
, 1948
*Eddie Carnett / Kenneth Sears, 1949
*Mickey Burnett, 1950
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Eddie Carnett
Edwin Elliott Carnett (October 21, 1916 – November 4, 2016) was an American left fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams from 1941 to 1945. Listed at , , he batted and threw left-handed. He was born ...
/Lloyd Brown, 1951
*Lloyd Brown, 1952
*Lloyd Brown / Herschel Martin, 1953
*Herschel Martin / Tommy Warren, 1954
References
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* 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
External links
*http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=647&pid=16946
*https://web.archive.org/web/20050128201005/http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/westtexasnewmexico3742.htm
Borger, Texas
Defunct minor league baseball teams
Baseball teams established in 1939
Baseball teams disestablished in 1954
Defunct baseball teams in Texas
1939 establishments in Texas
1954 disestablishments in Texas