Help needed with photo ID of 1910 players...

[jacksons]

At first glance the batter looks an awful lot like John McGraw during his playing days, or early playing/managing years.

So I looked up McGraw on Wikipedia and there's a photo of John at the plate conferring with the umpires and a A's player. The A's player looks alot like the player in your photo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Co...rld_Series.jpg

If anything, this may at least tell you it's an A's player from 1905, from the uniform alone.

Graig Kreindler should weigh in on this one!

[bmarlowe1]

As is evident in the photo you linked to (and other 1905 WS photos), the Giants wore black uniforms in the 1905 WS and a different cap style , so I don't see how this could be a 1905 WS photo with McGraw at bat.

[jacksons]

Sorry Mark.

My point is the player to the left of McGraw in the Wiki jpg appears to be in the same uniform as the one being questioned.

[bmarlowe1]

The batter's uniform could be A's for any year from 1902 - 1908, based on the HoF uniform database.

[vthobby]

I appreciate the help here. I am always amazed at how much info you guys can glean from a seemingly plain photo.

So we have some leads........hopefully Mr. Kreindler can lend his opinion?

Thanks again! mike