Help identifying this team (Moonlight Graham?)

[brianp-beme]

Only since I have been a Net54'er have I ever paid attention to anyone's ears, but it appears that Moonlight has a funky 'Spockian' pointy-ness to the top of his ears, whereas the team photo player in question has a well-rounded top of the ear.

Brian (I ear you loud and clear)

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Only since I have been a Net54'er have I ever paid attention to anyone's ears, but it appears that Moonlight has a funky 'Spockian' pointy-ness to the top of his ears, whereas the team photo player in question has a well-rounded top of the ear.

Brian (I ear you loud and clear)

I agree. While his visage looks similar to those pictured of Graham, it appears the ears are not identical.

[darwinbulldog]

Not saying it's him necessarily, but if you go by the ears, he doesn't even match himself in the above photos. Only once was he Spockian.

[darwinbulldog]

Not saying it's him either, but the young guy looks as much like Honus Wagner as like Moonlight Graham to me.

I'm guessing it's neither of them, but I wouldn't be surprised if the resemblance was no closer with an actual photo of Graham at the same age.

[chalupacollects]

Kinda looks like Gomer Pyle...

[packs]

What would the connection be other than a team with NC on the jersey?

[brianp-beme]

To expand on my previous statement about ears:

Before Net54: Ears created to assist humans in processing sound.

After Net54: Ears created solely for identification purposes for those comparing old photos of ballplayers who may or may not be famous.

Brian