In Brooklyn on April 16, 1928, the umpire ordered that Boston Braves pitcher Charlie Robertson lose his glove after several Robins (later the Dodgers) players complained of strange things happening to his pitches. The New York Times reported, “The Robins detected Robertson doing odd stunts with the ball with the aid of his glove. They reported it to umpire Moran who made Robertson change his glove.” In spite of this, Robertson still managed to defeat the Robins, 3-2.
I used to do odd stunts with the aid of my glove. The oddest was to actually catch the ball in it.
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If only those types of antics were good enough to get to the big leagues! 😉