Cumberland Colts
minor League Baseball team
The Cumberland Colts were a minor league baseball team based in Cumberland, Maryland between 1916 and 1932. The "Colts" played as members of the 1916 Potomac League, the Blue Ridge League from 1917 to 1918 and Middle Atlantic League from 1925 to 1932. The Colts were a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees in 1931 and 1932, with the Colts winning league championships in 1918, 1927 and 1931.
The Colts were preceded in minor league play by the Cumberland Giants of the 1906 Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League and the 1907 Cumberland Rooters of the Western Pennsylvania League.
The Cumberland teams hosted minor league home games at South End Park through 1918 and at Community Park from 1925 to 1932.
History
1906–1907 Pre–Colts teams
The Colts were preceded by the 1906 Cumberland Giants and 1907 Cumberland Rooters.
The Giants were charter members of the Class D level Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League. The Cumberland Giants finished with a record of 50–48, fifth place in the eight–team Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League. Cumberland was managed by Harry Irvine and Dan Raley. The Giants began play at South End Park.
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