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Originally Posted by Patsy Tebeau
I doubt we will get much on this but I am wondering if anyone has since been able to find match faces to names with the Atlantics players. In order from the top (players only) is Dickey Pearce, Unknown, Charlie Smith, Unknown, and Peter O'Brien. The entire bottom row is unknown. There is a list of names of the players on this team but which one is which is a mystery. The unidentified players are: John Price, John Oliver, Joe Oliver, Tice Hamilton, Archie McMahon, Mattie O'Brien, Folkert Boerum, Seinsoth(?), and W. Hawkhurst/Hawkshurst/Hawxhurst. If anyone knows who is who or maybe has a good guess I would appreciate it.
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I found a boxscore from May 26, 1860 that showed two players with the Atlantic named Seinsoth: G. Seinsoth in left field and F. Seinsoth in right field. In 1861, they are described as "the three brothers Seinsoth" when joined by brother R. Seinsoth for a game against Newark (Aug 6, 1861 Brooklyn Daily Eagle). Records from the time suggest that Francis Seinsoth (1830-1901) and George Seinsoth (firefighter, d. 1892) lived in Brooklyn around that time, but I do not know if they were brothers.
A boxscore in the Brooklyn Evening Star with both Boerum and Seinsoth from October 9, 1860 also includes both a M. O'Brien (p) and P. O'Brien (lf).
I'm afraid all I've done is add more suspects to the list.