If the legend is correct, the baseball glove was first used extensively by a career .165 hitter, Charlie Waitt, ... Webs or pockets were added to gloves in the early 1900s. St.

By the 1890s, padded gloves with finger stalls became more common, and by the early 1900s, gloves had become standard. ... Baseball gloves, like the game itself, ask for patience.

For four generations, a company in tiny Nocona, Texas, has been stitching baseball gloves by hand for America's greatest players -- and it has no plans on letting up.. Nokona Leather Goods was ...

Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy knows a thing or two about our nation’s pastime. Tap into that knowledge by sending an email to [email protected].