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Big League Uniforms and Superstitions Revealed
Baseball lore uncovers player sizes from size 50 shirts to 15% brogans with Johnny Gee 6 feet 9 inches tall and Hazen Cuyler famed for pants rolls. Jimmy Carrig narrates long measurements and quirks including bat weights and superstition tied to numbers and gear across major leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Derringer
Chicago Cubs
Mr. Big
Mike Naymick
Cleveland
Johnny Gee
Pirates
Derringer
Bobo Newsom
Connie Mack
Thornton Lee
White Sox
Paul
Bobo
Lee
Naymick
Johnny
Carrig
Jack Hendricks
Cincinnati Reds
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Muddy Ruel
Ival Goodman
Cubs
Myril Hoag
Dom Dellasandro
Skeeter Webb
Walter Brown
Gob Buckeye
Hazen
Kiki Cuyler
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cub
Atlanta
Cuyler
Lefty O’doul
Chief Meyers
Giants
Babe Ruth