Help with catchers mask

[gestut58]

Picked this catchers mask up today the mask is not jaw dropping but what is written on the pad is interesting. It has Joplin miner Taylor M-5 1950 on it . I know that they were a minor league team but am not finding this name anywhere am wondering if it was a players mask or maybe a ball boy ? Any help on this would be great

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[khkco4bls]

it is a softball mask

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It was just interesting with the Joplin miners from 1950 written on it that really was more important especially since I didn't realize that was the year Mantle was there

[vintagesportscollector]

Softball, as Kevin said. I don't believe a professional baseball team would ever have used a mask like this.

[gestut58]

Thank you for the info guys it's always appreciated