1914 Birmingham Barons

The 1914 Barons at Rockwood Field. Manager Carlton Molesworth out front and owner Rick Woodward third in line

The 1914 Birmingham Barons were the 4th Birmingham Barons team to play at Rickwood Field, built by owner Rick Woodward in 1910.

The Barons were managed, for the fourth straight year, by Carlton Molesworth, who played outfield for the Barons. The team went 88-63 and won the 8-team Southern Association pennant behind a strong pitching line-up. Despite the talent on the roster, Molesworth convinced Woodward to trade for rising 20-year-old phenom Burleigh Grimes, who proved himself the next season.

Roster

• Starting pitchers: Curly Brown, Omar Hardgrove, Dick Robertson, Artie Johnson
• Pitchers: David Roth, C. Harbin, Frank Gregory, Burleigh Grimes
• Infielders: Art Marcan (2nd), Roy Ellam (SS),
• Fielders: Charles Carroll, Sam Covington, Fred Dilger, Pete Knisely, Jimmy Magee, Clyde McBride (LF), Ed McDonald, Carlton Molesworth, Charles Stewart, Walt Tragesser, Jack Wallace.

References

• Barra, Allen (2010) Rickwood Field: A Century in America's Oldest Ballpark. New York: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN 9780393069334
• Watkins, Clarence (2010) Baseball in Birmingham. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing

External links

• 1914 Birmingham Barons at Baseball-Reference.com