Cumberland Rooters
The Cumberland Rooters were a minor league baseball club that played for a short time in the Western Pennsylvania League in 1907. The team was established in Latrobe, Pennsylvania as a team listed only as Latrobe, prior to the start of the season. On May 28, 1907 the franchise was forfeited to the league after posting a 7-10 record. The league then awarded the franchise to Cumberland, Maryland, who fielded the Cumberland Rooters. The team posted a 5-20 record, before relocating to moved to Piedmont, West Virginia on June 27, 1907, as a team listed only as Piedmont. The club posted a 4-6 record while playing in Piedmont. However the club relocated yet again on July 11, 1910 to Somerset, Pennsylvania to become the Somerset Infants. The Infants then posted an 0-5 record, before it disbanded later that July.
| Cumberland Rooters 1907 Latrobe, Pennsylvania Cumberland, Maryland Piedmont, West Virginia Somerset, Pennsylvania Kittanning, Pennsylvania | |
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| Previous classes | Class D |
| League | Western Pennsylvania League |
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The franchise then became the Kittanning Infants and were based in Kittanning, Pennsylvania for just the last seven games in 1907. On August 1, 1907 club was formed as a member of the Western Pennsylvania League. During league play the Infants posted a 2-5 record. However the team disbanded on August 11, 1907.
Year-by-year record
(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 Latrobe/Cumberland/ Piedmont/Somerset | 18-46 | NA | S. Whaley, William Morrow, Dillon, Curtis, Bill Malarkey | Disbanded in late July 1907 |
| 1907 Kittanning | 2-5 | NA | Bill Malarkey | Disbanded on August 11, 1907 |