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Identifier

20043003

Description

The Fort Worth Cats rookie pitcher Claude Horton broke into the league with his first win. The Cats beat the San Antonio Missions 2-1 in ten innings. Horton is a right-handed pitcher and a native of Fort Worth, Texas. He is sitting on the bench next to fellow pitcher, August "Doc" Leipelt. They are dressed in the Cats' pinstripe home uniforms.

Archival Date

1940-04

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1122

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Baseball

Names

Horton; Fort Worth Cats (Baseball team); Leipelt, August

Subjects

Baseball

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