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Originally Posted by rbmartin
Why doesn't he just use a butterfly net, then secure it in his hand? Anything illegal about that catch?
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Sorry, the OP seemed a little implausible at most levels of ball. Maybe in LL, a player might take his glove off while a pitch is on its way and make a miraculous catch holding the glove in the wrong hand.
There was a play in Colt .45 lore where a knuckleball pitcher gave up a double that was likely going to score R1. The catcher was wearing the oversized knuckleball mitt allowed back then. The pitcher tossed his glove to the catcher to increase the odds of holding on to the ball during the tag.
From AstrosDaily
Bobby Tiefenauer
Full name: Bobby Gene Tiefenauer
Born: 12/10/29, Desloge, MO
Died: 6/13/00, Desloge, MO; cause not reported
Career: STL-N (1952, 55), CLE (1960), STL-N (1961), HOU (1962), MIL-N (1963-65), NYM (1965), CLE (1965, 67), CHC (1968)
Notes: Knuckleball pitcher. As a Colt .45, his catcher once used the hurler's glove to make a tag at home plate on a throw from the outfield.