Philadelphia Pythians 1868 Roster
Philadelphia Pythians B.B.C. for Season of 1868
First Nine
Jefferson Carens
John Gannon
Frank J.R. Jones
John Graham
James Sparrow
Spencer Hanly
Joshua Adkins
Octavius V. Catto, Captain
Second Nine
Raymond J. Burr
Andrew J. Jones
Frederick Walker
Richard E.F.
David Knight
Edwin C. Vidal
Charles M. Thomas
James Ash
Henry Price
James Jenkins
Third Nine
John H. Davis
Joseph J. Minton
William T. Jones
Jacob C. White, Jr.
Harry Francis
Edward M. Bassett
William H. Minton
Henry Boyer
Thomas Jones
Jacob R. Ballard
Thaddeus Manning
This document lists the members of the undefeated 1868 Philadelphia Pythians baseball club. Among the team members were Institute graduates: Octavius V. Catto, Frank J.R. Jones, Andrew J. Jones, Raymond J. Burr, William T. Jones, Jacob C. White, Jr., and Henry Boyer, Jr.
Image: "American Negro Historical Society Papers, 1867-1869," Leon Gardiner Collection [0008B], Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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