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Posted By: Tom Lawrie

After rereading VCBC, I failed to include my argument for why Keeler and Clarke were likely produced. The argument basically is that they appear on almost every other image derived from the original Perkins photos, with a consistent picture in each (e.g. the Betz cabinet, Guy's Pennant Souvenir, the Baltimore American 30 September 1894 team portrayal, etc.) Both players were on the team previous to the 1894 campaign, and both played in subsequent years for the Orioles. There is no logical reason that substitutes and last-minute pitchers would be included, yet Clarke and (especially) Keeler would be excluded. Why produce 14 and not all 16 players? No good explanation other than they were made but have not been located.