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Originally Posted by The Cardfather
The photo on the 1975 Fleer card depicts Ed (or perhaps someone else) wearing a Philadelphia Athletics uniform. However, Ed never played for the Athletics. He played for the Philadelphia Quakers (1888-1889), the Cleveland Infants (1890), Philadelphia Phillies (1891-1901), and the Washington Senators (1902-1903). He also had 4 brothers (Frank, Jim, Joe & Tom) who all played professional baseball. However, none of them ever played for the Athletics.
The photo at the far right is of Ed Delahanty in 1903. Is it the same face as the one on the card? I can't tell.
So, is the photo on the card Ed Delahanty or someone else?
And if it is someone else; who?
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It's Jim Delahanty, and it's not an Athletics uniform; I believe it was the uniform of a touring team. I've pasted below the Paul Thompson image of Jim (open-mouthed, as he is in the Fleer image), and also the T205 card that was made using the Thompson photo.