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Originally Posted by Patsy Tebeau
i meant this image which is on his br bullpen page. I was debating whether or not to replace it with the other one which is on his main BR page since I couldn't find a source for it.
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Looks to me like the image comes from an 1895 composite of the Boston NL team, which is strange because Hodson was with the team in 1894 rather than 1895. My source is David Nemec's book, The Great Encyclopedia of 19th Century Baseball, on page 563. The caption to the composite clearly identifies George Hodson as the player in exactly the same pose as the image you posted.
From newspaper research, it's evident that Hodson signed again with the Boston NL team in January, 1895. By May, 1895, he was a free agent. I don't know exactly when he was released. I suppose it's possible he could have appeared in an 1895 Boston team composite prior to his release.