Well I stand corrected, I think. Johnny Romano is wearing what looks like a batting glove on his left hand in his 1961 Topps Card. Definitely a Spring training shot, and looks cold too, as he's wearing a windbreaker under his uniform. I would definitely call this a batting glove except that Romano was a catcher and may have been wearing this just to protect his receiving hand, especially early in the Spring. Still, since he grabbed a bat for the card photo, this seems to qualify as a batting glove.
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