Bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, and he's ready for anything.

 

He's from the days when a ballgame crackled through a transistor radio on a summer porch, and a kid's toy box held mitts, marbles, and a squeaky little teammate like this one. He spent his days on a bedroom shelf under a felt pennant, waiting for the next game.

 

This is a vintage 1960s–70s rubber vinyl squeaky toy baseball catcher, marked Made in Korea. He has a red cap, a molded yellow chest protector, a big orange catcher's mitt, and those sweet blue shadowed eyes with painted lashes that make vintage squeakers of this era so charming. His rosy cheeks and little half-smile are full of personality.

 

✦ The Details

• Vintage squeaky toy, baseball catcher boy

• Circa 1960s–1970s

• Marked Made in Korea

• Approximately 4 inches tall

• Soft rubber vinyl with squeaker grille in the sole

• Squeaker works, a little faint with age

• Paint loss on the bottoms of both red shoes, light scuffs and wear consistent with age, shown in photos

• Red cap, yellow chest protector, orange mitt, white uniform

 

✦ Perfect For

• Vintage squeak toy and rubber toy collectors

• Baseball memorabilia and sports kitsch collectors

• Retro 60s–70s shelf styling or a kid's room nostalgia display

• A sweet gift for the catcher, coach, or ballplayer in your life

• Anyone who had one just like him in the toy box

 

✦ Shipping

Ships carefully wrapped and protected, so he arrives ready to suit up. ⚾