When did professional baseball mandate the "hard hat" usage for batters up?

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When did professional baseball mandate the "hard hat" usage for batters up?

In professional baseball, batters must wear hard hats when up to bat, but it wasn't always that way. What year did it become a rule that all professional baseball players wear hard hats when up to bat?

2006-07-04 01:15:02 · 3 answers · asked by ANNIE T 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball

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"In the spring of 1958, the American League joined the National League in making the helmet mandatory for all hitters."

2006-07-04 01:23:25 · answer #1 · answered by Steve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

So they don't get killed when the pitcher gets mad at them.

2006-07-04 03:57:56 · answer #2 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the helmet is opitonal if i am not mistaken.

2006-07-04 04:33:09 · answer #3 · answered by benzene boy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋