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Missing Player Located Charles J. Ritter 1885 Buffalo Bisons
I've located a photo of Charles J. Ritter of the 1885 Buffalo Bisons. Ritter was enlisted as a replacement at second base by the Buffalo Bisons after the Big Four left the club late in the year. While there is not a definite ID on the player's first name, the amateur Charles J. Ritter played second base and is the only Ritter playing ball in Buffalo at the time. So there is a very high likelihood that Charles J. Ritter is the major leaguer as well.
He was a long-time amateur ball-player in Buffalo (though because of a couple similarly aged Charles J. Ritters in Buffalo at the time, his birth and death date are not confirmed). He is pictured in the April 9, 1929 Buffalo Evening News, as a 2nd baseman of the 1887 Clippers, a top Buffalo amateur team. In the caption for the team photo, he is listed as H. Ritter, however contemporary 1887 accounts of the Clippers list him as C. J. Ritter.
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