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Originally Posted by UKBaseballfan
In respect of the 1876 Columbus roster the same source indicates the following players identified within the image to be on the roster:-
Simmons, Nolan, Doscher, Burke, Strief and Sullivan.
However Eddie Booth identified with the image is not included in the 1876 listed roster.
The following 4 players are listed in the roster but not as yet identified in the image :- Billy Barnie, Samuel Dodds, Jim Foran and Mike Mansell.
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I'm a much bigger fan of this photo being from 1877. The potential Booth ID came from me and stems from the uncanny resemblance between the player in the front row of the Columbus team photo and the only exemplar we have of Booth later in life. Working on this photo for several years, I think it is much more believable that every team in the inaugural season of the International League would have a team photo taken.