The Cumberland Rooters were a minor league baseball club that played for a short time in the

Western Pennsylvania League The Western Pennsylvania League was a Class D level minor league baseball league consisting of teams based in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland that played during the 1907 season. History The Class D level Western Pennsylvania League be ...

in 1907. The team was established in

Latrobe, Pennsylvania Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The city population was 8,338 as of the 2010 census (9,265 in 1990). It is located near Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ri ...

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 Cumberland is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland. It is the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 19,076. Located on the Potomac River, ...

, who fielded the Cumberland Rooters. The team posted a 5-20 record, before relocating to

Piedmont, West Virginia Piedmont is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD- WV metropolitan statistical area. The population was 716 at the 2020 census. Piedmont was chartered in 1856 and the town is the subject of ' ...

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, 1907 to

Somerset, Pennsylvania Somerset is a borough in and the county seat of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,046 at the 2020 census. The borough is surrounded by Somerset Township. Somerset is just off Exit 110 of the Pennsylvania Turnpi ...

to become the Somerset Infants. The Infants then posted an 0-5 record, before it disbanded later that July. The franchise then became the Kittanning Infants and were based in

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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.

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