The players pictured are from the 1928 Waynesboro (PA) Red Birds. They were in the Blue Ridge League. The league was classified as a "D" league. Only 3 of the players appeared in a major league game.
Rippy-Pitcher
Ludke- Pitcher
Larsh- Pitcher
Miller- Manager
Tieman-1B
Elzer-Pitcher
Connolly- SS
Traynor-3B
Burkie-C
O'toole- OF
Hollingsworth-Pitcher- played in MLB
Hunter- Pitcher/OF- MLB (1) game
Myers-OF- Played in MLB
Gibson- Pitcher
I'm still doing research on the jerseys themselves and the 2 different styles and also the reason why a minor league team would be wearing the Major League Cardinals " Worlds Champions" jerseys.
Thanks for everyone's help so far!
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