Cleburne Baseball
A Railroader History
Published on 6. February 2017
159 pages
978-1-4396-5947-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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02/2017
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
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Scott Cain grew up in Cleburne and today maintains a law practice and serves as mayor. Scott is a lifelong baseball fan and frequently speaks across Texas on topics including history, current events and business practices.
Content
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword, by Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez
- Pregame
- First Inning: Come and Take It
- Second Inning: Arrival of Professional Baseball
- Third Inning: The Improbable Championship
- Fourth Inning: The Disputed Champions
- Fifth Inning: Railroaded by Insufficient Funding
- Sixth Inning: Prohibition Didn't Stop the March to the Cellar
- Seventh Inning: A Rally Was Impossible
- Eighth Inning: The Forgotten Boys of Summer
- Ninth Inning: Little League Dreams to Big-League Reality
- Extra Innings: Resurrecting the Railroaders
- Appendix
- Notes
- About the Author
