[UKBaseballfan]

Originally Posted by RUKen

The image below was printed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on April 18, 1901, without IDs for the players. The following players trained with the team that spring: pitchers Bill Hart, Ed Scott, Bill Hoffer, Earl Moore, and Charles Baker; catchers George Yeager, Bob Wood, and Frank Cross; infielders Tim Flood, Bill Bradley, Danny Shay, Erve Beck, and Bill Hallman; outfielders Ollie Pickering, Jack McCarthy, and Frank Genins; manager Jimmy McAleer. George LaChance joined the team a few days after this picture appeared, so he cannot be in it. Luther (Dummy) Taylor had signed with this team, but did not train with them because he jumped to the New York Giants and joined them for training. In addition to the above named players, the following also trained with this team, but were cut during the spring or early in the season without appearing in a game: Hullsmit/Hullswith (probably Rudy Hulswitt), Bill Sump, H. Hart (a different player than Bill Hart), and Stupka (a local semi-pro). In a separate post I will attach images of ten individual players that also appeared in the Plain Dealer that same day.

I've started the IDs with a few easy ones.

Top Row (L-R): 1-x, 2-x, 3-x, 4-x, 5-Bill Hart, 6-Earl Moore, 7-x, 8-x, 9-Bill Bradley, 10-x.
Middle Row (L-R): 1-x, 2-Jimmy McAleer.
Bottom Row (L-R): 1-x, 2-x, 3-x, 4-x, 5-x.

Just picking out one player, the player on the top row at the extreme left, because he is wearing a St. Louis jersey. The only player I believe with Cleveland who was previously with St. Louis is Gus Weyhing. Normally he has not been shown photographed clean shaven. The last photograph I have of him is from 1898 and it is attached alongside the player in the identified position in the team photo, he is absent, however, from the list of players attending Spring Training. The individual images by cap design and jersey color suggest Hallman as this player and he did previously play for St. Louis in 1897, he is listed at 5'8". 1899 image with Buffalo attached.

Also maybe a match for the player on the right of 5'10 Bill Hart. Bill Hoffer is listed at 5'9" with an example next to the player 4 in the top row.

Thanks for sharing the image, great find.