Vintage, ~Hiawatha~ Leather Baseball Glove.
from the 1940's. 'Chet Laabs' signature model
Genuine Leather, Spli finger Fielders Mitt with a
Double-tunnel web, fully intact. Button strap across Top wrist
Lower Palm is branded 'A25 1951'
'Chet Laabs' signature brand at side palm.
Glove measures approx. 10" tall & 11" wide.
Chester "Chet" Laabs was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1937 through 1947 for the Detroit Tigers (1937–39), St. Louis Browns (1939–46) and Philadelphia Athletics (1947). Listed at 5 ft 8 in., 175 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. Laabs was a .262 hitter with 117 home runs and 509 RBI in 950 games. An All-Star in 1943, Laabs helped the Browns win their only pennant in 1944, by hitting two home runs against the Yankees to clinch the pennant on the season's last day.