Smith: Charlie Bagby

  • Loran Smith/Columnist
    Loran Smith/Columnist
You probably have to be something of a seasoned historian or a baseball aficionado with a bent toward gleaning the lore of ole timers to recall the father-son pitchers of the Jim Bagby families. The senior Bagby was born in 1889 in Barnett, 51 miles west of Augusta, a little more than a long toss from I-20. Beginning in 1912, he played nine seasons in the big leagues, posting a 3.11 ERA. His…

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