2007-09-19 17:41:59 · 4 answers · asked by ..zach zealous.. 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Start? The 1952 Pirates.
Mandated by MLB? Late 1950s.
2007-09-19 17:52:13 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
-1ST known use of the batting helmet 1941 by the Dodgers. Both Joe Medwick and Pee Wee Reese, had suffered severe beanings, and the GM Larry Macphail made the entire team to wear protective helmets. They where more like jockeys helmets, and where much like a normal baseball cap with a hard liner.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/yearly/yr1941a.shtml
1956- Baseball players are required to wear helmets as they where developed by in the 1950's at the behest of Pirates manager Branch Rickey. These helmets resembled the modern helmet. This was grandfathered in not all the players chose to wear one.
-1983 players where required to wear helmets with flaps extending down from the crown to cover the ear of the batter closest to the pitcher. Players who had previously worn flap-less helmets were allowed to continue doing so. Last player was Tim Raines SR who retired. Julio Franco can also wear a flapless helmet.
2007-09-20 01:25:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Batting helmets were not made mandatory in Major League Baseball until 1971, a result of several years of hospitalizations due to injury from hits to the head. However, they had been in use for several years prior to being made mandatory. In the 1950s and 1960s, players batting without helmets still used plastic inserts inside their baseball caps. After 1971, players who were grandfathered in could still choose whether or not they wanted to use a helmet. Some players, most notably Norm Cash and Bob Montgomery continued to bat without a helmet through the end of their playing careers. Montgomery was the last to do so in 1979.
In 1983, it was made mandatory for new players to use a helmet with at least one ear flap. Players who were grandfathered in could choose to wear a helmet without ear flaps. Players can choose to wear double ear flap helmets in the major leagues, however, this is not mandatory. Tim Raines was the last player to wear a helmet without ear flaps, during the 2002 season. His flap-less Florida Marlins helmet is currently at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2007-09-20 00:57:04 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine S 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
i think it was 1967
2007-09-20 01:29:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋