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Originally Posted by UKBaseballfan
Staying on the theme of unidentified team photos of the Pirates from the dead-ball era, this image has been dated 1908. I am unaware of any identifications for this photo. If anyone is aware of the players shown be most grateful for the information.
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1908 Pittsburg Pirates spring training
Many of those same players (perhaps all of them) are in a photo published (with names) in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on April 13, 1908, attached below. The player with the S insignia on his jersey is Paddy O'Connor, who had played for Springfield in 1907. The player with the C insignia on his cap and shirt sleeve is Harley Young, who had played for Wichita. I have no idea why his uniform has Cs, but he is in the same uniform in a photo published in the Pittsburg Press on April 5, 1908, also attached below.