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jan 8, 1878 - Catcher's Mask Invented

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The first catchers mask came about because the addition of curveball pitches put catchers in danger of getting hit. Harvard student Frederick W. Thayer patented the first catcher’s mask.

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jan 8, 1878
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~ 147 years ago

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