Doug Allison
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Image:Doug Allison.pngDouglas L. Allison (July, 1845 - December 19, 1916) was a Major League Baseball player for the Washington Olympics (1871), Troy Haymakers (1872), Brooklyn Eckfords (1872), Elizabeth Resolutes (1873), New York Mutuals (1873), Hartford Dark Blues (1875-1877), Providence Grays (1878-1879), and Baltimore Orioles (1883).
Allison was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is famous for being the first baseball player ever to use a glove. In 1870, the catcher used buckskin mittens to protect his aching hands from fastballs.
Doug Allison died in Washington, DC at age of 71.
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Categories: 1845 births | 1916 deaths | 19th century baseball players | Major league catchers | Baltimore Orioles (NL) players | Brooklyn Eckfords players | Elizabeth Resolutes players | Hartford Dark Blues players | New York Mutuals players | Providence Grays players | Troy Haymakers players | Washington Olympics players | People from Philadelphia