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Posted By: Julie

I know that in the 1880s, baaseball players wore flimsey catchers' masks; my lawry's game card,, generic, made in germany, 1884, shows a catcher with a few bars covering his face--it appears to tie on behind. Also, there's an '80s photo of a player with a mask (hard to see in detail) balanced on his knee. That, of course, isn't the '70s, and I don't know who invented them, or when.

So when DID they wear quilted pants? Don't think I've seen any--have to look at my Peck and Snyder.