I came across this picture on
baseball-fever.com attributed to the year 1887. Even the casual baseball fan will notice there is no mound and the catcher is not wearing a mitt. However, you and I see the umpire, without mask, instinctively leaning towards the slot.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D59YCwbuI3m_l2YmFpIE0B66Vk6xWpyRMWhjzQ-NFIQWxi3ctYxZMyVaA4SL72BIrGAWySLz__4KvbcxLSFXJBdOSFvxL9dSAWZNWsh-npGuchE7NBP97yvf4Gmaoa2r8l-jzmQ6aXse/s400/1887-1.jpg)
Here is a closer picture of the umpire:
2 comments:
That is a great picture!!!
Enjoyed the photo Pete as I do seeing other vintage baseball references. So even over a hundred years ago, umpires knew it was best to get in the slot for a reduced chance of getting hit. You'll find another photo of where an umpire would have stood a few years earlier, in 1864. 1864 Vintage Baseball
Jim Kirk
Ump-Attire.com
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