I don't think most hitters during the 1960's and perhaps also in the early 1970's wore the protective "ear flaps" on their batting helmets. It may have taken a tragedy to change their minds. I vaguely remember a MLB player who was seriously hurt when struck in the side of the face by a pitched ball. Wearing a "ear flap" probably would not have resulted in such a serious injury. The player may have been Ron Santo (Cubs third baseman). Seems after that, hitters started wearing the "ear flaps" or at least half a "earflap" (side facing the pitcher) style batting helmets.
The very first written reference of baseball was in great Britain in The year 1759 So it was something of a long standing tradition way before the official sport came into being . But the scope of the documentary only encompasses the official sport not the origin of such
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I don't think most hitters during the 1960's and perhaps also in the early 1970's wore the protective "ear flaps" on their batting helmets. It may have taken a tragedy to change their minds. I vaguely remember a MLB player who was seriously hurt when struck in the side of the face by a pitched ball. Wearing a "ear flap" probably would not have resulted in such a serious injury. The player may have been Ron Santo (Cubs third baseman). Seems after that, hitters started wearing the "ear flaps" or at least half a "earflap" (side facing the pitcher) style batting helmets.
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It was Santo, also after coming back, wore the ear flap.
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so they started using hewad protection in baseball before anyone used face/headprotection in hockey
The very first written reference of baseball was in great Britain in
The year 1759
So it was something of a long standing tradition way before the official sport came into being . But the scope of the documentary only encompasses the official sport not the origin of such
It pisses me off that it says batting helmet. Just fucking say batting helmets.