19th Century Baseball Catchers

Contributions by Robert H. Schaefer, Eric Miklich & David Nemec, members of SABR

• List of 19th Century Catchers
  
  
• Excerpts from The Sporting Life
  
  
• The Invention of the Catcher's Mitt, (Letter from the Inventor)
  
  
• Newspaper Articles about Catcher's Equipment
  
  
• Newspaper Stories about Catchers
  
  
• 19th Century Rules Governing Pitching/Catching
  
  
• Complete History of Catcher's Equipment