Trio Bobby Murcer Baseball Glove

Ralph S. Bell a survivor of Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, immigrated to the U.S., after WWII. In 1947 he met up with 2 other survivors, and they established the Trio Sporting Goods MFG Co., in Chicago. The company also had a business relationship with Hillcrest Sporting Goods that operated from 1962 to 1981. Trio Imported their baseball gloves which were sold at discount, hardware and department stores such as; Ace Hardware, Sea-Way, Arro Discount, Walgreens, Superx Drug Stores, and Payless.

The 25th Anniversary, 1947-1972 Trio Hollander catalog has the following information at the bottom of the cover: Trio Sporting Goods MFG Co. 1621-29 West Carroll Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612 Eastern Sales Office: Blackburn & Glickman Assoc., Inc. 212 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10010 Telephone (212) 684-07130. Canada Branch Hillcrest Sporting Goods INC. POB 187, West River St., Paris Ont. Warehouse and Shipping Points: Chicago, New York, Paris, Ont. In 1972 The Atlanta based firm, A-L Sports acquired Trio Sporting Goods MFG Co., and removed "Hollander" from the Logo. The new logo featured 3 Interlocking rings at the top.

In 1972, Trio Sporting Goods, introduced a line of multi-colored baseball gloves Signature model baseball glove, player endorsements includes; Joe DiMaggio, Milt Papas, Frank Howard, Ed Kranpool, Vada Pinson, Joe Pepitone, Dean Chance, Ted Abernathy, Bobby Murcer, Bud Harrelson, Donn Clendenon, and Jerry Grote. Trio Hollander also produced the "Yankee Clipper Line" of baseball gloves in the late 1960s, which included; Joe DiMaggio, Sandy Koufax, Bobby Murcer, Joe Pepitone, Dean Chance, Sam McDowell, Jerry Grote, and Elston Howard, signature models.

This Korean made, Trio Bobby Murcer Signature model, No. 32-27 features; Top Grain Leather, "Snap Flex" V-Shaped Palm Lacing, 100% Nylon stitched, and Rawhide Lacing. This is brought to the attention to the consumer because in the past imported baseball gloves were typically made with vinyl lacing. Trio also imported baseball gloves from Japan.

Trio Bobby Murcer No. 32-27 Baseball Glove

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