Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

[Patsy Tebeau]

thanks

[Chickazoola]

tnfoto - just looking at your list and there are two players who need to be added back on the missing list.

1. Smith - 1875 Brooklyn Atlantics - He was mistakenly listed as Tom Smith, a Canadian player and the photo we have is from a London Tecumseh team photo. But the player is definitely not him and his record is now listed as just D. Smith, a Brooklyn semi-pro - https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...mithto01.shtml

2. George Patterson - 1884 Philadelphia Keystones - the Keystones player was a Philadelphia semi-pro, while the photo we have is of George "Lucky" Patterson, an Erie, PA player pictured in the 1889 Erie team photo. They are not the same person, as the Erie guy never played outside of his home town.

[Chickazoola]

I found this nice team photo of the 1902 Fort Williams military team from Portland, Maine. It features Ed Watkins, who was noted to have come to the Phillies from Ft. Williams. It appeared in the July 13, 1902 Portland Sunday Telegram.

The listing of players in the team photo is a bit unusual as it doesn't break up by row - but using the scorer who is shown in back row second from left holding a note pad, it would appear that Watkins is in back to far right. The last player listed is the catcher and it looks like the player in the bottom right is holding a catcher's mask, so I think it's correct.

[DeweyintheHall]

I noticed Charlie Gelbert on the UIN list as 'needing better' - I don't recall now where I grabbed this from, but I have this (mocked up as part of my all-time Red Sox collection).

[Patsy Tebeau]

Originally Posted by Chickazoola

tnfoto - just looking at your list and there are two players who need to be added back on the missing list.

1. Smith - 1875 Brooklyn Atlantics - He was mistakenly listed as Tom Smith, a Canadian player and the photo we have is from a London Tecumseh team photo. But the player is definitely not him and his record is now listed as just D. Smith, a Brooklyn semi-pro - https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...mithto01.shtml

2. George Patterson - 1884 Philadelphia Keystones - the Keystones player was a Philadelphia semi-pro, while the photo we have is of George "Lucky" Patterson, an Erie, PA player pictured in the 1889 Erie team photo. They are not the same person, as the Erie guy never played outside of his home town.

Fred Crane (1873) is also a missing player apparently. SABR did some research and found that the Fred Crane who played for the Brooklyn Atlantics in the 1860s is in fact not the same player who played in the NA from 1873-75.

[Patsy Tebeau]

Just another shot of him in uniform

[bb4fun2dice]

I downloaded this photo while searching for 1960 Philly players. I can't remember his name? Can anyone identify this player for me. Thanks in advance.

[bb4fun2dice]

Don't know how to download images ????

[krantzbucks]

Courtesy of tnfoto, I present the how to post pictures flow chart.

[bb4fun2dice]

[bb4fun2dice]

Thanks for the visual on how to download images to Hall of Famer Krantzbucks

[Patsy Tebeau]

Originally Posted by bb4fun2dice

I downloaded this photo while searching for 1960 Philly players. I can't remember his name? Can anyone identify this player for me. Thanks in advance.

It's Dick Smith.

[bb4fun2dice]

Thanks very much

[Patsy Tebeau]

From Spring Training 2012

[Patsy Tebeau]

Some shots of Ryan Freel during his brief time with the Chicago Cubs in 2009.

[Patsy Tebeau]

Another view of him, not sure what uniform that is though.

[Chickazoola]

Originally Posted by Patsy Tebeau

Fred Crane (1873) is also a missing player apparently. SABR did some research and found that the Fred Crane who played for the Brooklyn Atlantics in the 1860s is in fact not the same player who played in the NA from 1873-75.

Good catch, yes I've spent quite a bit of time on the case. The 1875 Brooklyn Atlantics player is definitely a guy called Thomas Crane. I can trace him through about 1888 living in Hell's Kitchen area in Manhattan, but then don't know what happens to him.

The 1873 player could be Thomas Crane, but it could also be local New Jersey player, and at least one account suggests it might have been an alias.

[Terry D]

Well, here is another one I had almost given up hope on.

Left-handed reliever Bob (Spacey) Lacey was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, but grew up in Tucson. A tenth-round draft pick out of an Arizona college I never heard of, Lacey made the A's in 1977. Charlie Finley was in the fire-sale stage of his ownership of the Oakland franchise and the team was terrible, but Lacey was quite effective for the club in '77-78. He was off his game in '79, but in 1980 Billy Martin took over and brought the A's back into contention. Martin relied more heavily on his starters than any manager since the 1950s, and Lacey was one of only two relievers who saw much action for the A's that year, righty Jeff Jones being the other. Lacey was pretty good too, with a 2.94 ERA and six saves, the latter figure easily leading the team. Lacey even stepped in to throw a complete game shutout in his only major league start. Lacey later said that Martin was the best manager he ever played for, but at the time the two men did not get along. Lacey groused about the way he was used and he would later confess that in those days he was "an immature punk" with a penchant for starting fights. Martin needed lefties and he needed relievers, but starting fights was a privilege he reserved for himself, so after the season was over he traded Lacey to the Padres for (among others) Tony Phillips. The Padres shortly dealt Lacey to the Indians for Jian Bonilla, but Lacey was overweight when he reported to the Tribe and he pitched poorly for them in '81. The Indians passed Lacey along to the Rangers, but he got into only one game for Texas that year and was released the following spring. Lacey spent '82 in the Mexican League and signed with the Angels as a free agent in March, 1983. Lacey spent most of that season at AAA Edmonton, posting a high ERA but also recording 12 saves. The Angels were desperate for relief that year, but waited until September before recalling Lacey. He pitched just 8 innings in the final month of a losing season, going 1-2 with a 5.19 ERA and no saves. Lacey moved on to the Giants for '84 and wasn't bad for them in a secondary role, but they released him the following spring anyway. The attached image comes of course from the excellent Fritsch card auction site on Ebay. And so the 1983 California Angels are now complete.

[caribeño]

Originally Posted by Patsy Tebeau

Another view of him, not sure what uniform that is though.

Habana Reds of the cuban league 1950´s

[caribeño]

Originally Posted by caribeño

Habana Reds of the cuban league 1950´s

1951-52 Winter season.