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The first baseball glove
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 -
The second Baseball Glove
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 -
Spalding creates his own gloves
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 -
Baseball gloves spread across pro ball
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 -
Glove pocket invented
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
