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Doug Allison was a Catcher in the MLB and he had a hand injury so he worn a buck skin glove for protection.
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The first confirmed baseball glove use was by Charles Waitt. He use the glove because he had a hand injury.
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Rawlings one of the biggest glove manufacturers today was founded and glove started to become more popular.
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More hand injuries started to occur and the baseball glove became normal for players to wear.
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Mizzuno is one of the big glove makers in the U.S.
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Wilson is one of the premier glove makers for the MLB and the U.S.
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Bill Doak went to Rawlings with the idea of putting the web inbetween the index and the thumb fingers. It was known as the Doak glove.
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The baseball glove world was changing and the player mindsets were changing and the glove makers came up with pocket under the web.
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In the 50s the glove market saw a boost in the glove market and companies like Rawlings and Wilson came out with the new glove looks.
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Baseball gloves where first made with leather/cowhide. Time has evolved and they have started making gloves out of Synthetic materials. They are usually tee ball gloves and not very high quality.
