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Originally Posted by baseball-birthdays.com
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I believe it is almost inconceivable that the 1905 date provided by the Chicago History Musuem is correct.
Firstly there is no record that Hickman even played for New York in 1905.
Secondly the uniform does not match either the home or away uniform in the HOF database for New York in 1905, see attached, (right).
Thirdly the uniform does match the uniform in the HOF database for New York in 1900 or 1901, specifically the road uniform, so it is highly likely the uniform was for one of those years when Hickman was playing for the New York Giants, see attached (left).
Fourthly Hickman after his stint in New York joined Boston at the start of the 1902 season so it is reasonable to speculate that the Globe posted their image on the news of this acquisition in spring training, in advance of his first appearance in a Boston uniform, showing the player in his most recent team colors.