Charlie Waitt
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Charles C. Waitt
- Bats Unknown, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
- Debut May 25, 1875
- Final Game September 18, 1883
- Born October 14, 1853 in Hallowell, ME USA
- Died October 21, 1912 in San Francisco, CA USA
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Charlie Waitt was one of the first major leaguers (perhaps the very first) to wear a glove. Waitt was afraid that he would get criticized for doing so, so he wore a flesh-colored glove. In spite of that he was ridiculed for it.
A recent article about the glove, Charlie Waitt, is entitled Charlie Waitt: The Sissy that Changed Baseball.
He played for four different teams in four years in the majors.
He was one of several managers for Wilmington in 1883.
