1955 Vintage Ad for Carl Erskine's Nokona G-57 Baseball Mitt Glove
The 1955 Sporting News Baseball Ball Guide features an advertisement highlighting Carl Erskine’s achievement of setting a new World Series strikeout record. Erskine accomplished this feat during the third game of the 1953 World Series, where he struck out 14 batters from the New York Yankees. His performance surpassed the previous record of 13 strikeouts set by Howard Ehmke in the 1929 World Series between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs. The advertisement prominently displays the Nokona G-57 glove, which Erskine wore during the record-setting game, emphasizing its "Ristankor" feature. The G-57 was meticulously designed for him and represents a part of Nokona's regular glove lineup. It notes that Erskine had a long-standing relationship with Nokona gloves, having used them well before his Major League debut.