1870's baseball team cabinet--Team, Player I.D.?

[packs]

I was watching that photo too. It was suggested it could be a Washington team but it being a Brooklyn photographer I thought perhaps it was a local Williamsburg team. I know Brooklyn had a ton of neighborhood teams spring up in its heyday.

[RCMcKenzie]

I agree that the team would be somewhat near the studio in Brooklyn. This player spent time in his career in and around Brooklyn...Is this player in the team photo in the first post?

[spec]

The player seated at far right as we view your team picture could be Dude Estabrook, the player whose portrait you posted separately. Close-set eyes and ears seem consistent, as does size (Estabrook was 5-11).

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by spec

The player seated at far right as we view your team picture could be Dude Estabrook, the player whose portrait you posted separately. Close-set eyes and ears seem consistent, as does size (Estabrook was 5-11).

The aforementioned collector referred me to this photo because he knew I collected Esterbrook items. The J Wood photo is Esterbrook.

Baseball reference only has stats for him going back to 1880 with Buffalo at age 23. The bib uniforms make this cabinet earlier than 1880 I think. Esterbrook played for Westfield NJ in 1892, but these uniforms are not a fit, as was pointed out to me. I'm guessing a town starting with "W" near Brooklyn. I looked on the "threads of the game" site and did not see this uniform. They have done some exceptional research in the past.

[GaryPassamonte]

Considering the uniform and cap styles, I would most likely put the cabinet in the 1880-1885 period. Also, the mount speaks post 1880 to me.

[RCMcKenzie]

Thank you for the info on the possible year or years, Gary. I think 1880 or later would make it more likely, if were hoping to show that Esterbrook is actually on the cabinet.

As I stated earlier, I'm not good with identifying players, especially if I'm given a name and my confirmation bias sets in. I have the cabinet in hand, and just scanned a close-up. Any thoughts? Thanks, Rob

[Steve D]

Personally, looking at the two photos, I say no to it being Estabrook in the team photo.

Steve