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Doug Allison, a catcher for the Cincinnati red stockings was the first to wear a glove when his hand became sore from catching. He wore a pair of buckskin mittens https://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/tools_6.html
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The second glove was used by Charles Waite, a first baseman for St. Louis. Wearing a glove was seen as a weakness so to hide it he tried to create and wear flesh colored gloves. His attempt still failed and he was ridiculed http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-invention-of-the-baseball-mitt-12799848/?no-ist
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After seeing Waite's gloves, Spalding created a sports company with his brothers. Among the first products of this company was a baseball glove, but Spalding's gloves were made of dark leather with little webbing in between fingers. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-invention-of-the-baseball-mitt-12799848/?no-ist
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by the end of the 19th century, most baseball players wore gloves. Gloves also had improved leather webbing between the index finger and thumb. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-invention-of-the-baseball-mitt-12799848/?no-ist
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In 1920, Cardinals pitcher Bill Doak came up with the idea to replace the webbing of the glove with a system of straps. These straps would increase the reach of the fielder and reduce the impact on the player's hand after catching a ball http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-invention-of-the-baseball-mitt-12799848/?no-ist
