Hiding in Plain Sight - II
The Sox' 1911 team photo was posted a while back in response to my request for images of Hy Gunning and Joe Giannini. After looking at it again, I believe I've spotted 2-game pitcher Blaine Thomas, third from left in the back row. He didn't play until August, but the presence of Gunning and Giannini who also didn't make their debuts until that month tells me this must have been taken later in the year, and therefore could accommodate an appearance by the elusive Thomas. The only other "Thomas" from that time frame was Pinch Thomas, and he didn't play until 1912, and from images I have of him he doesn't look like the man in this image.
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