Pre-MLB Players Photopack (before 1871)

[Patsy Tebeau]

Nicknamed the 'father of Cuban baseball,' organized the 1st organized club in Cuba in 1868 with Esteban Bellan called the Havana Base Ball Club.

[Patsy Tebeau]

Also served as president of the club in 1854

[Patsy Tebeau]

Served as an executive for the Mutuals in the 1860s, is credited for inventing Spring Training in 1869 by sending the Mutuals to practice in New Orleans, was also a notorious political boss at Tammany Hall who got arrested then broke out of prison

[Patsy Tebeau]

Cropped from the Mutuals 1864 team photo

[Patsy Tebeau]

Image is mis-identified as being the Star of Brooklyn on some sites, though it is really the Star of Allentown club. The star on this club's shirts is much smaller than the one on the Brooklyn Star club's, as seen in an image of Candy Cummings wearing a Brooklyn uniform, the star is much larger on Brooklyn's uniform than on Allentown's. In this image, Walker is the one posing with the bat and Ectinger is the one seated with the ball.

[Patsy Tebeau]

First one is his college photo, second is from the 1869 Unions of Lansingburgh team photo and the third is from the 1871 Troy Haymakers team photo

[Patsy Tebeau]

A noted deaf educator, Greene apparently also played baseball. This photo is almost certainly from the 1860s based on the type of uniform it is, though it is possible it can also be from the 1870s. Photo is from https://performance-vision.com/green...-samphotos.htm

[Patsy Tebeau]

This image was almost certainly taken at the same time as the one of Charlie Pabor which I showed earlier. Some time between 1865-1870 (likely 1866)

[Patsy Tebeau]

From left to right: Thomas Van Cott (P), WIlliam Burns (C), William Van Cott (Team President), John McCosker (3B), Oscar Teed (SS), Phillip Sheridan (LF), Ruben Cudlipp (2B), Gabriel Van Cott (Team Umpire), William Vail (1B), Henry Platt (Team Scorekeeper), Robert Winslow Jr. (CF), and Charles Comerford/Commerford (RF)

[Patsy Tebeau]

Close-ups. Thomas Van Cott, William Burns, John McCosker, Oscar Teed, Phillip Sheridan

[Patsy Tebeau]

Ruben Cudlipp, William Vail, Robert Winslow Jr., and Charles Comerford/Commerford

[Patsy Tebeau]

William Van Cott, Gabriel Van Cott, and Henry Platt

[Patsy Tebeau]

The former New York Gotham, Comerford appears in Leslie's and is mentioned as being a member of the Waterbury (CT) Base Ball Club, 1866

[Patsy Tebeau]

This image gives a good view of what the Atwaters uniforms looked like. Unfortunately, all the players ID's are completely unknown.

[Patsy Tebeau]

I was unable to find an existing photo of his real face, only these sketches.

[Patsy Tebeau]

Not sure if this is the same person in the first and second pictures but SABR has the second one labeled as him. He is also seen here in the 1861 Athletics team photo.

[Patsy Tebeau]

The veteran catcher who was well-respected in the baseball world but was a horrible person outside of the game. Here is a picture of him with the Brooklyn Excelsiors in 1860 as well as a sketch of him featured in the National Association of Base Ball Players poster honoring Jim Creighton from the 1860s.

[Patsy Tebeau]

He also became the club's president in 1846

[Patsy Tebeau]

Regarded as one of if not the best catcher of the 1840s

[Patsy Tebeau]

Players from left to right listed as Keiting, Watts, and Thatcher. More info on them can be found here: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/all_monogr...39;s%20members.