[Joe_G.]

Good Morning Zach, the answer would be none other than Lady Baldwin of the Detroit Wolverines (one of my favorites). Lady and fellow pitching team mates Pretzel Getzien and Pete Conway would not be represented until 1888 together with Deacon White. Lady almost missed the 1888 photo shoot as well as manager Watkins sent him home early during their spring training tour. From memory (on the road right now), Lady was only with the team a day or two after their photo shoot in Indianapolis (Fearsnaught Studio) before a disappointed Watkins sent him home.

As to why Lady and the others missed the 1887 photo shoot . . . , not sure but will research it in the future. I haven't dated their 1887 photo shoot yet (date or location although I'm certain it wasn't in Detroit). If it was early during spring training tour, maybe the team hadn't fully assembled. If it was late, maybe some of them had already left for Detroit. Could also be situation of photos not turning out (maybe bad storm rolled in and the photographer didn't correctly compensate for appropriate lighting) or maybe the negatives were damaged/lost.

OK, another question:
For those who wish to collect one card of each player outside of California League cards, the players from which year (1886, 1887, 1888, or 1889) would prove most difficult? (excluded 1890 since no new players were issued that year).