Fort Worth Cats

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20034699

Description

The Fort Worth Cats, a minor league affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers, are preparing for the upcoming 1946 season. One of the newest members of the Spring Training roster is third basemen Robert Ogle. The left-handed hitter joined the Cats Monday. In 1940 Ogle won the Michigan State league batting championship with a.374 average. Ogle is demonstrating the short, contact swing that earned the batting title.

Archival Date

1946-03-25

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-415

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Ogle, Robert; Baseball; Baseball players; Baseball bats; Spring Training; Minor League Baseball; Fort Worth Cats (Baseball team)