Still More Cleburne Railroaders

On May 27, we went to see the Cleburne Railroaders play the Chicago Dogs. The Railroaders lost (as always seems to happen when we attend their games), but after the game I was able to get seven player autographs: Zach Nehrir, Joe Corbett, Hill Alexander, Chandler Casey, Alex Jackson, Jose Sermo, and the day's starting pitcher, Travis Perry. After several failed attempts, I was finally able to get Nehrir's autograph (one of the team's best hitters, he usually goes straight to the clubhouse). However, perhaps a more rewarding autograph was Corbett's. He had previously signed a Frisco RoughRiders ticket for me back on August 27 (https://signyourx.blogspot.com/2023/01/jonathan-ornelas.html) and now, playing Indy ball, he signed a Railroaders ball for me. It was kind of special; it felt like I was almost following him on his career path. Another second time signer was Hill, as he autographed a Railroaders ball for me last season. His family is friends with my mom, and we took a picture after the game. 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=nehrir000zac 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=corbet000joe 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=alexan003jam

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=casey-002ste 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jackso002ale 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sermo-001jos 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=perry-000tra 

Lou Boudreau

    Lou Boudreau was probably the top shortstop of the 1940's. He was a very good hitter (winning a batting title in 1944), but was better known for his incredible fielding skills. Boudreau was also a smart baseball man - so smart, in fact, that he was made player-manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1942 at the tender age of 24. In 1948, he led the Tribe to the World Series and contributed mightily as a player, batting .355 / .453 / .534 with 18 home runs, 106 RBI's, and 116 runs scored en route to both the Title and the MVP Award. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1970. 

    I grabbed this Boudreau signature at Gingerbread Antiques in Waxahachie: 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boudrlo01.shtml 

Monte Irvin

    Monte Irvin was one of the biggest stars in Negro League history. Between 1938 and 1948, he led the Negro National League II in batting three times. He eventually made it to the Major Leagues, and topped the NL with 121 RBI's in 1951. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973. 

    I picked up this autographed card at Gingerbread Antiques in Waxahachie: 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/irvinmo01.shtml 

John Wathan

    John Wathan was a catcher, first baseman, and outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1976 through 1985. In 1983, he stole 36 bases for the Kansas City Royals, which is the MLB record for any catcher since 1901. A solid player who also earned MVP votes in 1980, Wathan is unfortunately seldom remembered today. 

    I got this on Tuesday at Gingerbread Antiques in Waxahachie: 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wathajo01.shtml 

Joe Sewell

    Joe Sewell was a Major League shortstop from 1920 through 1933. The owner of 2,226 Big League hits, he is best known as the hardest batter in history to strike out - just 114 punchouts in 7,132 at bats. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977. 

    I got this yesterday at Gingerbread Antiques in Waxahachie: 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/seweljo01.shtml