Borger Gassers
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The Borger Gassers were a minor league baseball team that operated in the West Texas-New Mexico League
1937 through 1954 with a break from '43-'45 due to World War II. Borger Gassers disbanded July 16 1954
Nell lead the league in home runs and drove in over 160 runs 5 times
West Texas-New Mexico League
The West Texas-New Mexico League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1937 through 1955. The league was not active in 1943-1945 because of World War II...
1937 through 1954 with a break from '43-'45 due to World War II. Borger Gassers disbanded July 16 1954
Pitchers
- William Hair 1947
- Robert Garrett 1953
- Eddie CarnettEddie CarnettEdwin Elliott Carnett is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1941 and 1945. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., he batted and threw left-handed...
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) 1940
- Claude Gerald "Lefty" Blair (Dates unknown)
Infielders
- Verdun Gilchrist 1946 -1950 Shortstop-Second baseman
- Littleton Pierson Henry (Ish) - Catcher 1946
Outfielders
- Gordon Nell .389-40-175 season in 1940
Nell lead the league in home runs and drove in over 160 runs 5 times
Unknown Position
- Jim Cain
- Pat Lorenzo
- Leon Cato
- Frank Warren
- Stewart Williams
- Udell Moore
- William Scopetone
- Joseph Kilkuski
Managers
- F.K. Withers 1939
- Pete Susko / Gordon Neil 1940
- Gordon Nell 1941
- Hugh Willingham 1942
- Ted Clawitter 1946
- Gordon Nell / Stu Williams 1947
- Eddie CarnettEddie CarnettEdwin Elliott Carnett is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1941 and 1945. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., he batted and threw left-handed...
1948 - Eddie CarnettEddie CarnettEdwin Elliott Carnett is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1941 and 1945. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., he batted and threw left-handed...
/Kenneth Sears 1949 - Mickey Burnett 1950
- Eddie CarnettEddie CarnettEdwin Elliott Carnett is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1941 and 1945. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., he batted and threw left-handed...
/Lloyd Brown 1951 - Lloyd Brown 1952
- Lloyd Brown / Herschel Martin 1953
- Herschel Martin / Tommy Warren 1954
External links
- http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=647&pid=16946
- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/westtexasnewmexico3742.htm&date=2009-10-25+13:34:39
- http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Verdun_Gilchrist
- http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/West_Texas-New_Mexico_League#1937-1938_.22D.22