1907 Birmingham Base Ball Club: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
The club, owned by [[William McQueen]], was managed by [[Harry Vaughn|Harry "Farmer" Vaughn]], in his fourth year, and played their home games at [[Slag Pile Field]]. | The club, owned by [[William McQueen]], was managed by [[Harry Vaughn|Harry "Farmer" Vaughn]], in his fourth year, and played their home games at [[Slag Pile Field]]. | ||
During the season, pitcher [[Kaiser Wilhelm]] had a streak of 59 consecutive innings without allowing a run. | During the season, pitcher [[Kaiser Wilhelm]] had a streak of 59 consecutive innings without allowing a run. On [[April 19]] [[Vincent Turner]] shut out Nashville, allowing two hits. A [[June 1]] game was interrupted when two New Orleans players assaulted an umpire and were carried away by police. Four days later, Birmingham clobbered New Orleans pitcher Fritz with 10 runs on 10 hits. Turner got his second shutout on [[June 16]] against New Orleans. A [[July 15]] game against Memphis went 15 innings, with Birmingham winning 2-1. [[Rube Gardner]] went 4-5 from the plate in the [[July 22]] game against Shreveport. Turner's third shutout came against Atlanta on [[August 12]]. [[Scotty Alcock]] went 5-5 against Little Rock on [[August 27]]. The [[August 31]] game against Shreveport ended with a 1-1 tie after 12 innings. On [[September 1]] Birmingham pitcher Kaiser Wilhelm went 4-4 from the plate against New Orleans. In a high-scoring [[September 6]] game against Memphis, Birmingham infielders Demont and [[Herman Meek]] combined for 9 hits in 10 plate appearances. Wilhelm's fourth consecutive shutout came against Little Rock on [[September 11]]. He garnered two more shutouts by pitching both halves of a double-header against Shreveport to end the season on [[September 14]]. | ||
Catcher [[Tacks Latimer|Cliff "Tacks" Latimer]] lost his wife and two daughters in an accident in Cleveland, Ohio on [[September 7]]. | |||
==Roster== | ==Roster== | ||
* Pitchers: [[Ginger Clark]], [[Rip Ragan]], [[Vincent Turner]], [[Kaiser Wilhelm]] | * Pitchers: [[Ginger Clark]], [[Rip Ragan]], [[Vincent Turner]], [[Kaiser Wilhelm]] | ||
* Catchers: [[Leo Garvin]] | * Catchers: [[Leo Garvin]], [[Tacks Latimer]] | ||
* Infielders: [[Herman Meek]], [[Lew Walters]], [[Roy Montgomery]] | * Infielders: [[Scotty Alcock]], [[Demont]], [[Herman Meek]], [[Lew Walters]], [[Roy Montgomery]] | ||
* Outfielders: [[Carlos Smith (outfielder)|Carlos Smith]], [[Carleton Molesworth]] | * Outfielders: [[Rube Gardner]], [[Carlos Smith (outfielder)|Carlos Smith]], [[Carleton Molesworth]] | ||
* Others: | * Others: [[Steve Brodie]], [[Gene DeMontreville]], [[Pete Lister]], [[Mitze]], [[Billy Oyler]], [[Rip Ragan]], [[Rhoettinger]] | ||
Revision as of 14:05, 9 April 2016
The 1907 Birmingham Base Ball Club (also known as the Birmingham Coal Barons) represented Birmingham in the Southern League during the 1907 season. They entered the year as reigning league champions.
The club, owned by William McQueen, was managed by Harry "Farmer" Vaughn, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Slag Pile Field.
During the season, pitcher Kaiser Wilhelm had a streak of 59 consecutive innings without allowing a run. On April 19 Vincent Turner shut out Nashville, allowing two hits. A June 1 game was interrupted when two New Orleans players assaulted an umpire and were carried away by police. Four days later, Birmingham clobbered New Orleans pitcher Fritz with 10 runs on 10 hits. Turner got his second shutout on June 16 against New Orleans. A July 15 game against Memphis went 15 innings, with Birmingham winning 2-1. Rube Gardner went 4-5 from the plate in the July 22 game against Shreveport. Turner's third shutout came against Atlanta on August 12. Scotty Alcock went 5-5 against Little Rock on August 27. The August 31 game against Shreveport ended with a 1-1 tie after 12 innings. On September 1 Birmingham pitcher Kaiser Wilhelm went 4-4 from the plate against New Orleans. In a high-scoring September 6 game against Memphis, Birmingham infielders Demont and Herman Meek combined for 9 hits in 10 plate appearances. Wilhelm's fourth consecutive shutout came against Little Rock on September 11. He garnered two more shutouts by pitching both halves of a double-header against Shreveport to end the season on September 14.
Catcher Cliff "Tacks" Latimer lost his wife and two daughters in an accident in Cleveland, Ohio on September 7.
Roster
- Pitchers: Ginger Clark, Rip Ragan, Vincent Turner, Kaiser Wilhelm
- Catchers: Leo Garvin, Tacks Latimer
- Infielders: Scotty Alcock, Demont, Herman Meek, Lew Walters, Roy Montgomery
- Outfielders: Rube Gardner, Carlos Smith, Carleton Molesworth
- Others: Steve Brodie, Gene DeMontreville, Pete Lister, Mitze, Billy Oyler, Rip Ragan, Rhoettinger
External links
- 1907 Birmingham Barons at Baseball-Reference.com