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1963 The Major League Rules Committee, starting with the 1965 season, bans oversized catcher gloves, establishing a maximum glove circumference of 38 inches. The larger catcher's mitt, the 45-inch "Big Bertha," was devised in 1960 by Orioles manager Paul Richards to help his backstops catch Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball. 


Clint Courtney tries on
an oversized catcher's mitt.


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