Features
12.00 Inch Pattern
Conventional Open Back
Checkmate Basket Web
Flare Design Preferred by Top Professional and Collegiate Players - Allows for Quicker Transfer to Throwing Hand
Pitcher / Infield / Utility Model
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Extra-Wide, Dye-Through Laces for Extra Durability
Flared Thumb and Pinky Finger Stalls - Create 15% Larger Catching Surface
Top-Grade Oil-Treated Performance Leather - Provides a Soft Feel but Long Lasting Structure
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Have a question about the Louisville Slugger Omaha Flare Baseball Glove: FGOFBK5-1200? Ask our team of experts and they will respond within 24 hours.
How quickly or easily does this glove break in? My son has always used a Mizuno with power close, how will they compare? My son is 13. He is 5 feet tall and plays mostly infield and some outfield. Would this be a great glove? CMJ
Will this glove be good for playing short stop and 2nd base in slow pitch softball? Flare
What's the leather quality of this glove vs. higher end gloves? Also, what's the inner material in the palm and finger stalls and are the laces made of rawhide? roman
What size is it? justin dibler
I'm 16 and will probably a varsity pitcher next year and hoping to use this glove for the next two seasons in high school ball. Would this be a good glove for me? jd
Is this glove good for 12 year old outfielder? levibases
About the Brand
In 1842, J. Frederick Hillerich emigrated with his family from Baden-Baden, Germany to the United States. Eight years before, the 1834 Book of Sports had made its debut as the nation's first publication covering baseball. But when he arrived in Baltimore, J. Frederick Hillerich would never have dreamed of the future impact his family would have on America's favorite pastime.
After a short while, the Hillerichs moved to Louisville, where J. Fred started a woodworking shop in 1856. Two of his sons, Adam and John Andrew "Bud" were born in the United States and would later join their father in his business. By 1864 "J.F. Hillerich, Job Turning" was in operation and filled orders for businesses by custom-turning everything from balusters to bedposts.
The firm thrived, and by 1875 the little woodworking shop employed about 20 people. In 1880 Bud Hillerich, who was an amateur baseball player, became an apprentice in his father's shop. Young Bud made his own baseball bats along with bats for several of his teammates.
The debate over the origins of the first bat continues to generate controversy among baseball enthusiasts, but the younger Hillerich was most certainly involved in getting his father's business involved with what would become the company's signature item. According to company legend, the first bat was turned by Bud for Pete "The Old Gladiator" Browning in 1884. Browning was a star on Louisville's professional American Association team - the Eclipse. On a spring afternoon Bud, then seventeen, witnessed Browning break his favorite bat. Bud offered to make a bat for his hero, and Browning accepted. After the young wood shop apprentice lathed a quality stick from white ash, according to the story, Browning got three hits with it in the next game.
Louisville Slugger gloves are worn by more pitchers in Major League Baseball than any other glove.
Glove Properties
| Color | Black Red |
|---|---|
| Deals | Bundle and Save |
| Feel | Soft |
| Glove Type | Baseball |
| Position | Outfield Pitcher Second Base Short Stop Third Base |
| Size | 12.00 |
| Sub Type | Fielders |
| Vendor | Louisville Slugger |
| Web Type | Basket |
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