Olssox Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 So, I found this copy of an old photo from late 1910's or early 1920's, and I just can't identify the team logo. Player #2 from left is Eric Erickson, last Swedish player in MLB, so he's the only lead I have.I think I can narrow it down to basically two teams because of the S, but as far as I've seen neither team has ever sported the S on their jersey. Erickson played for SF Seals 1916-1917 and Washington Senators 1919-1922. Washington just carried a W and San Francisco had a SF on the chest in those days. Other teams he played for were in MLB Giants and Tigers and elsewhere Buffalo Bisons, Dallas Giants, Rochester Hustlers, Minneapolis Millers and Toronto Maple Leafs.Has anyone seen the logo before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Looks like the Sacramento Salons. Pacific Coast League. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Looks like the Sacramento Solons. Pacific Coast League.Fixed it for you. However, Baseball Reference doesn't show him having played for Sacramento. Hmmmmm.That is one of my favorite team names, by the way. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 He could've been barnstorming so he wouldn't appear on an official record as playing for the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Darn it. I'm going to blame that on auto-correct. Everybody play along. But yes, it was common in that era for barnstormers or guests to wear borrowed flannels. Wouldn't be at all unusual to have a picture of him wearing the uniform of a team he never played for. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Good point about the barnstorming. Every other sign says that is a Solons logo . . . even Wikipedia. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olssox Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thanks for the input. With Erickson being fairly young in the picture and living in Jamestown, NY both before and after his career (therefore ruling out Solons jerseys in any games played so far away) at first I thought it would have had to a game in which Seals played Solons away and simply forgot the some of their jerseys, BUT Solons wasn't in the league 1916-17 while Erickson was playing for the Seals.Could it be possible that Seals used Solons jerseys for their away games 1915-17 while they were not in the league, or is it just a random coincidence that whatever logo this team is using turned out to be identical to the Solons logo?I'm just speculating here, but there are so many things that doesn't add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Sure, it could be a coincidence. Even well into the mid-20th Century, the Brooklyn Dodgers would adjust their cap logo to whatever the suppliers had in their stock. So it's not inconceivable that a minor-league team would use a stock letter logo on a jersey. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoffingYayap Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I think I remember seeing somewhere that the SF Seals used that style S at one point. My WorkFull MLB Concept (Plus Expos)The Modern Philadelphia Athletics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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