Charles C. Waitt (October 14, 1853 – October 21, 1912), born in Hallowell, Maine, was a professional baseball player who played a total of four professional baseball seasons.

While playing for the St. Louis Brown Stockings, Waitt had 113 at-bats, 23 runs, 2 base on balls, and 7 strikeouts.

He began wearing it around the 1875 baseball season, and was teased, taunted,[1] laughed at by fans and his teammates, and called a "sissy"[1] for doing so.

[2] After not playing the 1876 baseball season, Waitt was purchased from the St. Louis Brown Stockings by the Chicago White Stockings (today named the Chicago Cubs).

Five years later, the Chicago White Stockings gave away Waitt, who was purchased by the Baltimore Orioles in 1882.