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A baseball shoe, as defined by the Dickson Baseball Dictionary (3rd Ed), is "a special type of shoe designed and worn by baseball players that features cleats for traction and a full set of laces for support." [6] The first official baseball shoe was invented and produced by Waldo M. Claflin, of Philadelphia in 1882. [6]
(Okkonen, p. 36, p. 120) [3] In 1929, numbers were first added on the backs of uniforms by the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. By 1932, all major league baseball teams had numbers on their players' uniforms. [3] The Brooklyn Dodgers, in 1952, became the first baseball team to add numbers to the fronts of their uniforms.
By 1932, all 16 major league clubs were issuing numbers, and by 1937, the leagues passed rules requiring it. The Yankees' original approach was to simply assign the numbers 1 through 8 to the regular starting lineup in their normal batting order. Hence, Babe Ruth wore number 3 and Lou Gehrig number 4.
The numbers were assigned in alphabetical order and remained this way through 1978, meaning umpires could, and often did, wear a different number from year to year. In 1979, NL umpires chose numbers based upon seniority, and that system remained through 1999, the last season of separate umpiring staffs for the National and American Leagues.
Source:The Baseball Encyclopedia (10 ed.). Macmillan General Reference. 1996. ISBN 978-0028608150. Note: Team names are given here according to the convention used by The Baseball Encyclopedia, which regularized them into the familiar form of modern team names.
By the mid-1930s every team in Major League Baseball was wearing numbers on the back of jerseys except the Philadelphia Athletics. The Athletics later added numbers to their jerseys in 1939. [10] The first jersey number retired by a team was #4 by the New York Yankees to honor Lou Gehrig.
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Baseball cleats Baseball specific shoes worn by the player for better traction. The cleats themselves are either rubber or metal. [1] Baseball doughnut A weighted ring that fits over the end of a baseball bat, used for warming up during a baseball game. A doughnut can help increase bat speed.