Borger Gassers
| Borger Gassers | |
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| League | West Texas–New Mexico League | 
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 1940 Borger 4 games, Lubbock 3 | 
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Previous names  | Borger Gassers | 
Previous parks  | Huber Ball Park | 
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 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. Borger Gassers disbanded on July 16, 1954.
Players
Pitchers & Catchers
- (P) Howard Parks - 1939
 - (C) Floyd F. Smith - 1939
 - (P) Robert Fulton "Bob" Crues - 1940
 - (C) Littleton Pierson Henry (Ish) - 1946
 - (P) William Hair, 1947
 - (P) Eddie Carnett, 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
 - (P) Robert Garrett, 1953
 - (P) Claude Gerald "Lefty" Blair (dates unknown)
 
Infielders
- Verdun Gilchrist, 1946-1950; shortstop, second baseman
 - 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
- Gordon Nell, .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
 - Eddie Carnett, 1948
 - Eddie Carnett / Kenneth Sears, 1949
 - Mickey Burnett, 1950
 - Eddie Carnett /Lloyd Brown, 1951
 - Lloyd Brown, 1952 [1]
 - Lloyd Brown / Herschel Martin, 1953
 - Herschel Martin / Tommy Warren, 1954
 
References
- 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