Douglas 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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