▁the ▁C ats ' ▁affili ation ▁with ▁the ▁great ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁Wayne ▁Ter will iger , ▁the ▁C ats ▁defeated ▁the ▁San ▁Ang elo ▁Col ts ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Central ▁Baseball ▁League ▁championship ▁after ▁be ating ▁the ▁P ens ac ola ▁Pel icans ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs . ▁It ▁was ▁Fort ▁W orth ' s ▁first ▁championship ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁They ▁won ▁both ▁hal ves ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁identical ▁ 3 0 - 1 7 ▁records , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁franch ise ▁record ▁for ▁wins ▁in ▁a ▁season . ▁The ▁C ats ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁play offs ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁which ▁was ▁Ter will iger ' s ▁first ▁season ▁as ▁manager . ▁ ▁Stan ▁H ough ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁C ats ' ▁new ▁manager ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁taking ▁over ▁for ▁Ter will iger , ▁who ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁H ough ' s ▁first ▁base ▁coach ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁being ▁named ▁the ▁manager , ▁H ough ▁was ▁the ▁team ' s ▁hitting ▁instruct or ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 0 5 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁C ats ' ▁job , ▁his ▁last ▁manager ial ▁job ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁Del mar