Doug Allison Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Douglas L. Allison (July, 1845 - December 19, 1916) was a 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 the Baltimore Orioles (NL) (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.