The names of these three Los Gatos baseball players are unknown. They are wearing laced-front jerseys with full collars, a uniform style first introduced in the 1870s. A popular saying was "running bases, wearing laces." This type of wool uniform remained popular through the 1890s.
—Provided by Los Gatos librarian Henry Bankhead with information from the Hooked on Los Gatos, the Library and Museum History Project.
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