five years later in 1875, charlie waitt, a st. louis outfielder and first baseman who in 1875 used a pair of flesh-colored gloves, but he was also laughed by his teammates. although baseball gloves were not used very much at first when they were first made, more and more baseball players started to use baseball gloves over time, probably when baseball star albert spalding began playing first base with a baseball glove. when he started to wear them, more infielders started to use gloves also because he was famous. before the mid 1890s, baseball gloves were worn normally by baseball players. soon, all baseball players started to wear baseball gloves.