Cleburne Baseball: A Railroader History

Shortly after Cleburne landed the largest railroad shops west of the Mississippi, it set its sights on securing a professional baseball team. Against the odds, Cleburne became a Texas League town in 1906. After the first championship, the Railroaders loaded a train and left Cleburne. The town s professional teams would amass two championships, three pennants and several legendary major league players, including Tris Speaker, before disappearing. Despite lacking a professional club, the town continued to field teams at all levels, until the Railroaders made their triumphant return in 2017. Scott Cain shares a century of Cleburne baseball, including the cowboys who gunned down fly balls to intimidate umps, the pro team that played the Chicago White Sox and the city councilman who was a scorekeeper for the Negro Leagues in the 1950s."

• | Author: Scott Cain, Ivan Rodriguez (Co
• | Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• | Publication Date: Feb 06, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 194 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 1540214664
• | ISBN-13: 9781540214669