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Originally Posted by prewinter
The catchers' uniforms were reportedly dark blue and black, and there are only two all-dar uniforms in the photo, but three players listed as catchers in that early spring list in the papers. I won't say that is where I gave up looking at uniform colors, but it certainly throws a wrench into using them to understand who is whom.
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Yes, and the first baseman uniform you would also expect to be all-dark. However, the uniform where the catcher's mask is located clearly does not enter the all-dark uniform category , so maybe the player located in that location was one of three catchers but who also played an additional position.
Looking at career statistics in terms of games played Munyan played 195 games as a catcher with next most games played being as an outfielder 95. Smith 114 games as a catcher with next most games played being 15 as an outfielder. Pike played 63 games as a catcher with next most games played being 18 as a right fielder. Proportionally the figures would suggest that the player most likely to be represented in a non-catcher's uniform would be Munyan.
You could submit an argument that there are potentially 3 all-dark uniforms, located top row left, top row second from right and middle row left. The least dark you would equate to the first baseman's uniform, raising the suggestion that Hamilton is the player seated left in the middle row with 2 catchers in the top row.