1946 Playoffs

Going pretty much purely on memory now, I recall the 1946 regular season first division finishers were:
(1) Ft. Worth Cats (somewhere around 100-54);
(2) Our glorius Dallas Rebels (91-63);
(3) San Antonio Missions; and
(4) Tulsa Oilers.

The Cats took out the Oilers and the Rebels eliminated the Missions in, I believe, pretty routine fashion.

So we had a Dallas-Ft. Worth series for the Texas League championship. The first two games would be in Cowtown and the Cats were a decided favorite. But, then, along came Hal Hirshon.

Hirshon, Rebel rightfielder, had only hit about .236 for the regular season, but always seemed tougher in the clutch. He had some power, maybe nine homeruns. And for Hal Hirshon clutch situations seemed to abound in this series. Memory is a funny thing, and mine is probably funnier than most. But I remember Hirshon slugging four homers in this five game series. Yes, five games. Dallas took down those mighty Cats in five.

And there it was: The Dallas Rebels, 1946 Texas League Champions.