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Originally Posted by tnfoto
I have a much higher-quality version of this image, which includes the above IDs in its meta data. The unknown player is listed as "[unidentified] Cain, of".
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I asked around about the photo, and I got the copy of the photo below, identifying the photographer as Billings in Saginaw. Minneapolis played three games in Saginaw at the end of May, 1884. The players who played with the club in Saginaw on May 29 and May 30 (two games) were Murray, Reid, Fisher, Caruthers, Nichols, Isaacson, Parker, Creegan, Casey and Yott. All of these players but Creegan are reportedly in the photo.
On June 1, the club played in Terre Haute. The St. Paul Globe noted that Tuthill played three new men - Cady, Donnelly and Murphy. Donnelly played his first game with the club on May 3, so he wasn't new, but maybe he hadn't played for the club in a while. If these three joined the club in Terre Haute, they wouldn't have been in Saginaw.
The Saginaw Express reported on June 3 that Walker signed with Minneapolis. Could he already have been with the club in Saginaw, and thus be able to be in the photo with Creegan?
Below is also a comparison of Creegan and the unidentified player. Looks like he could be a match.