The more I look at photo number 3, the more it boggles what is left of my mind. It almost appears that the player in the foreground has been somehow superimposed on the shot, but I can't imagine that is the case. How can he be that close to the action at the plate - it would almost be interference. And, he is quite obviously wearing strap-on shin-guards. Was it common practice in the 1950's for catchers in the on-deck circle to wear shin-guards so as to save time putting them on if the guy at the plate made the last out of an inning? These are the kind of questions that plague my mind as I try to get to sleep at night.
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