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Oshkosh Baseball Team
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A studio group portrait of the Oshkosh baseball team, "The Famous Team of 1887". All the players are wearing formal suits rather than baseball uniforms. In the front row, seated left to right on the floor, are: W.E. Hoy (center fielder), "Con" Murphy (pitcher), and James Cooney (short stop). In the middle row, seated left to right on chairs, are: Joe Wilson (catcher), Thomas Lovett (pitcher), Frank G. Seele (manager), Tom McCarthy (right field), Taylor Shafer (second base), and Dan Shannon (captain and short stop). Standing left to right in the back row are: John Doran (third base), P.H. O'Connell (first base), James Burns (left field), G.H. Crock (pitcher), Edward Gastfield (catcher), and W.B. Burdick (pitcher).
1887
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