Features
11.25 Inch Pattern
Bruise-Gard Padding
Conventional Open Back
Extra Wide Dye-Through Lacing for Added Durability
Flared Thumb and Pinky to Create Larger Catching Surface
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Infield Model
I-Web
Professional, Baseball Specific Pattern
Top Grade Oil-Treated Steerhide Leather
Description
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Questions and Answers
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Is this glove better than the Omaha Select Series? Demize99
is this a good glove for middle infielders? big m
Is this glove for fast pitch softball? jjmak
What size is this glove? Linckyle28
How long does it take to break-in? baseball for life
Is this a good glove for a SS/2B? the_real_deal
Does the glove run small? I have felt some 11.25" gloves that felt more like a 11.50". SKyhawk
I have a glove that looks exactly like this, but it has a beige color where the black is on this glove and black where the glove pictured is beige. Did this glove come in two different colors before? Nick
Does this glove need to be broken-in a lot? Frank
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
| Deals | Bundle and Save |
|---|---|
| Glove Type | Baseball |
| Position | Second Base Short Stop Third Base Infield |
| Size | 11.25 |
| Sub Type | Fielders |
| Vendor | Louisville Slugger |
| Web Type | I-Web |
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