Excellent read and a fun dive.
In reference to Bigdaddy’s earlier post about old equipment being destroyed/lost to time.... a quick anecdote. My maternal grandfather knocked around in baseball as a catcher/infielder for a few years back in this era. He went to spring training with the Phillies under manager Jimmy Wilson and played in various exhibition games and the like. He was close friends with Johnny Moore (who was an excellent big leaguer) as they were both from the same town in Connecticut.
My grandpa is long since gone, but I asked him as a teenager if he ever saved or even thought of saving anything from his playing days. He laughed and said something like, “Why would I have saved any of that old crap?” He explained to his youthful grandson that guys just left their gloves on the field and often shared equipment. Nobody gave a single thought about any of it. It was a disposable tool of the trade. I’m sure for rank and file players and bums like my grandpa who were just looking to catch on, this was a representative mindset.
What I would give to have an old Phillies uni from my grandpa!
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