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Hal LewisThe team they are listed on is a Player's League team.
For example: Comiskey in 1890 for Chicago.
He played 1889 and 1891 for St. Louis in the Ntl. League.
The only Chicago team he ever played for during the N172 days was the Player's League team:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/comisch01.shtml