Good glove photos are tough to find

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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby greaseape » September 7th, 2024, 4:04 pm

Orioles Hal Smith with what appears to be a Wilson 2406 Professional model catchers mitt. The 2406 was Wilsons TOTL mitt in 1955 and was produced from 55-57.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby okdoak » September 13th, 2024, 10:00 pm

Here's an odd one. Ray Milland in 1949 from the movie "It Happens Every Spring" with what looks like an OK Mfg. glove. The one from JD's site is a tough Dizzy Dean model. I loved this movie when I was a kid in the 1960's. The premise is that he's a chemistry professor who invents a liquid that makes objects avoid wood. So if you rub it on a baseball it can't be hit by a wooden bat. Happy Chandler was less than thrilled with the movie and wouldn't allow any player cameos or specific team names, but you knew the team he pitched for had to be the Browns. No other team was that desperate.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby mikesglove » September 26th, 2024, 2:59 pm

Minnie Minoso celebrating 5 decades in MLB with a Nokona commemorative F100 glove.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby mikesglove » October 3rd, 2024, 4:10 pm

A photo of Brooks Robinson from the 1966 season.
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The webbing on the glove is not a Speed Trap but a unique solid web design I've not seen in catalog.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby greaseape » October 4th, 2024, 7:36 pm

Mike, I've seen that photo and was also unable to determine what model it might be. Here is a picture of Mickey Lolich with a Spalding model that appears to have the same web as well as the same wrist strap configuration. I tried tracking down an example of a glove on JDs website that shares the same style web to no avail. Could not find one in any catalogs as well.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby mikesglove » October 5th, 2024, 1:42 pm

Interesting Derek. They look to be the same web.
A 19th century photo. Is that a three finger model glove?
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby mikesglove » October 6th, 2024, 12:43 pm

Clete Boyer in 1959
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He's sporting a Rawlings Mickey Mantle model MMP
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby greaseape » October 7th, 2024, 11:53 pm

Clete Boyer once again, this time with an un-endorsed Rawlings BD (Bob Dillinger) model.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby okdoak » October 9th, 2024, 3:31 am

Another Yankee and Rawlings BD user, Tom Tresh.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby okdoak » October 10th, 2024, 2:29 am

Dizzy Dean again with the big buckleback. Spalding called it The Giant. Reach's version was the PRO.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby greaseape » October 14th, 2024, 10:38 pm

A's star pitcher Vida Blue with his 2nd generation Macgregor KC1 RH (right hand). While the KC1 made it's debut in the 1968 Macgregor catalogs, this model first appeared in the 1970 catalog as evidenced by the lack of lacing between the web bars. The top catalog listing is from 1968, bottom is from the 1970 catalog.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby greaseape » October 15th, 2024, 3:04 pm

Brooklyn Dodgers Clem Labine peering over a pile of new Wilson gloves, circa 1952.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby okdoak » October 17th, 2024, 4:45 am

Ron Hansen with a MacGregor GS2 Bill Mazeroski PM, without the Maz signature. The catalog listing is from 1964.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby mikesglove » October 22nd, 2024, 3:57 pm

An 1890's team photo. Rare view of the back of a Decker Patent mitt. Can't tell from the photo if the wrist strap is tied, button or both.
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Re: Good glove photos are tough to find

Postby mikesglove » October 24th, 2024, 1:51 pm

Ewell Blackwell circa 1948-50. He's sporting a MacGregor Goldsmith model EB glove. The MacG logo is an early one. I couldn't find an example in a catalog or on JD's site.
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