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Fort Worth Cats The Fort Worth Cats were a professional baseball team based in Fort Worth , Texas , in the United States . The Cats were a member of the South Division of the now disbanded United League Baseball , which was not affiliated with Major League Baseball . From 2002 to 2014 , the Cats played their home games at LaGrave Field . Under the management of Wayne Terwilliger ( 2005 ) and Stan Hough ( 2006–2007 ) , the team won the 2005 Central Baseball League championship and the 2006 and 2007 American Association championships . History . The new Cats began play in Fort Worth in 2001 at Lon Goldstein Field , which was their temporary home until the new ballpark was constructed . They were named after the original Fort Worth Cats , who played mostly in the Texas League until 1964 . Former Cats owner Carl Bell commissioned a new Lagrave Field to be built directly on top of the original stadiums location . Home plate is exactly where it was in 1926 when the old facility opened . On May 23 , 2002 , the Cats opened up the season in their brand new home . The teams mascot was Dodger , whose namesake is a tribute to the Cats affiliation with the great Brooklyn Dodgers teams in the 1940s and 1950s . 2005 . Under the management of Wayne Terwilliger , the Cats defeated the San Angelo Colts for the 2005 Central Baseball League championship after beating the Pensacola Pelicans in the first round of the playoffs . It was Fort Worths first championship since 1948 . They won both halves of the season with identical 30-17 records , which was a franchise record for wins in a season . The Cats also made the playoffs in 2003 , which was Terwilligers first season as manager . Stan Hough was named the Cats new manager on December 6 , 2005 , taking over for Terwilliger , who remained with the club as Houghs first base coach in 2006 . Prior to being named the manager , Hough was the teams hitting instructor from 2004-05 . Prior to the Cats job , his last managerial job was with the Delmarva Shorebirds , which is a Class-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles , in 2003 . He also managed the Triple-A Ottawa Lynx in 2001 . 2006 . In 2006 , the Cats changed leagues and joined the new American Association . They won their second straight title and their first title in the new league by beating the St . Paul Saints 3 games to 2 in the championship series . The 2006 regular season record was 56-39 with a 0.589 winning percentage . The total season attendance was 177,894 for 46 games , which was an average of 3,867 per game . Luke Hochevar pitched for the Cats in 2006 , making four starts ( 1-1 , 2.38 ERA ) prior to being drafted #1 overall in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals . 2007 . On September 8 , 2007 , the Cats defeated the St . Paul Saints 4-1 in the fifth game of the American Association Championship playoffs to capture a second straight American Association Championship and third straight overall . The Cats had won 6 straight decisive Game 5s and were 13-0 in games in which they faced elimination the last 3 seasons . They had been down 2 games to 1 in 5 of the last 6 series following a pattern of winning the first game , losing the next two , and then winning games 4 and 5 . The only exception was when they were down 2-0 to the El Paso Diablos in the 2007 Division Series before winning 3 straight at LaGrave Field . The 2007 regular season record was 53-40 with a 0.570 winning percentage . Total season attendance was 141,330 for 34 games , which was an average of 4,157 per game . Max Scherzer was on the Cats roster in 2007 . In 2008 , he was called up to the Arizona Diamondbacks . 2008-2009 . The 2008 regular season record was 60-36 with a 0.625 winning percentage . Total season attendance was 185,380 for 47 games , which was an average of 3,944 per game . The team was named Organization of the Year . The 2009 regular season record was 53-43 with a 0.552 winning percentage . Total season attendance was 177,807 for 48 games , which was an average 3,704 per game . 2010 . The 2010 regular season record was 37-56 with a 0.398 winning percentage . Total season attendance was 122,062 for 41 games , which was an average of 2,707 per game . The team was managed by Chad Tredaway , who was assisted by pitching coach James Frisbie , assistant coach Steve Maddock , and first base coach Wayne Terwilliger . In November 2010 , the Cats again hired Stan Hough as their new team manager . Hough also managed the team from 2006-2007 , was 109-79 , and led the Cats to the American Association championship in each season . 2011 . The 2011 regular season record was 48-52 with a 0.480 winning percentage , which placed the team in second in the Southern Division . Total season attendance was 108,020 for 50 games , which was an average of 2,160 per game . First baseman Trent Lockwood , and catcher Kelley Gulledge were named to the American Association Postseason All-Star Team . Heading into the seasons final game , Lockwood , in his first season with the team , was batting .338 with 20 HR , 90 RBI , a .621 slugging percentage , and 60 extra base hits . Gulledge was hitting .341 with 14 HR , 71 RBI , 125 hits , and 73 runs . On December 21 , 2011 , it was announced that the team was sold to a group led by John Bryant and Byron Pierce , co-founders of United League Baseball , which had merged to become part of the North American Baseball League . 2012 . In January 2012 , Carl Bell and the LaGrave Reconstruction Co . declared bankruptcy , which cast doubt on the future of LaGrave Field . Several months later , the debt holder , Amegy Bank of Houston , foreclosed and became the landlord of the Cats . On the field , the team reached the United League championship game in September 2012 , but were swept by the Edinburg Roadrunners . 2014 . In March 2014 , the Cats announced the hiring of their new manager in Mike Marshall for the 2014 season . In May 2014 , the Cats signed 55-year-old Julio Franco . The 1990 All-Star MVP last played professionally in 2008 . During the 2014 season , Mike Marshall resigned his duties as manager . In July of that season , the Cats assigned the managerial duties to Barrett Weaver . Dissolution . Due to an issue between the owner of the property on which LaGrave Field sits and the city of Fort Worth , the Cats were asked to relocate to another stadium after the 2014 season . Team owner John Bryant had stated the Cats intended to play the 2015 season , but acknowledged they might have to relocate to a different city in North Texas . In December 2014 , Bryant stated that if the team could not find a place to play by January , the teams future would be in doubt . In January 2015 , the Cats league , United League Baseball ( ULB ) announced it had ceased operations after seven seasons . One of the glaring issues of the ULB in the 2014 season was their inability to draw fans . Brownsville and Rio Grande teams shared Harlingen Field , the Fort Worth Cats played out of LaGrave Field , and the San Angelo Colts played at Foster Field . The league drew an average of about 744 fans a game between the three venues . The club has not been active since the end of the ULB , and their former website is no longer in operation . 2020 Potential Return . In May 2019 , an agreement was reached between the Save LaGrave Foundation and the Tarrant Regional Water District to revive LaGrave Field . This agreement would open the door for the Cats to return to independent baseball by 2020 or 2021 . Retired numbers . - Number 4 worn by Duke Snider in 1946 - Retired May 23 , 2003 - Number 10 worn by Bobby Bragan who played and managed from 1948-1952 - Retired May 21 , 2004 - Number 6 worn by Maury Wills in 1955 - Retired June 18 , 2005 - Number 1 worn by Sparky Anderson in 1955 - Retired June 17 , 2006 - Number 42 worn by Jackie Robinson - Retired July 25 , 2007 - Number 5 worn by Dick Williams from 1948-1950 and again in 1955 - Retired June 6 , 2008 ( see note below ) External links . - Wayne Terwilligers Home Page - aabfan.com Fort Worth Cats Guide - aabfan.com - yearly league standings & awards