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Bert James 1909
Bert James was known as Jesse James when he played for Waco. This may explain why it has been difficult to find reasonable photos of him. This photo is from the Waco Morning News of August 11, 1915.
I also discovered that he was with the Brooklyn Superbas for their spring training in 1912 and carried over early into the regular season before being demoted to Nashville. He doesn't qualify as a "phantom" major leaguer, however, because he did actually play in the majors for the Cardinals in 1909. A man of several nicknames, while he was with the Superbas, he was known as Tony James.
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