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 | | Instead, we should praise the catcher's gear as nothing less than "the tools of ingenuity," for it was the spirit of invention that brought about the catcher's highly specialized assemblage of armor. |
 | | He was, by all odds, the most available man as catcher for the season of '77, and it was up to me to find some way to bring back his confidence," Thayer said. |
 | | By 1878, Thayer had received a patent on his invention, and catchers throughout the country, including the top catchers in professional baseball, were soon wearing the device. |
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