01884cam a2200301 4500 1649953752 TxAuBib 20241008120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781439659472 1439659478 0020037995 Axis360 TxAuBib Cain, Scott. Cleburne Baseball [Boundless]. History Pr, 2017. Sports 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. Format: Blio. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX); SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports. General Adult. Importer Version: 2016-03-11.01 Import Date: 2024-10-08 20:00:03. Travel Special Interest Sports. SPORTS & RECREATION Baseball History. History fast United States State & Local. Sports History. https://hslibrary.boundless.baker-taylor.com/Title?itemId=0020037995 TXHSP