▁some ▁baseball ▁players ▁who ▁have ▁grown ▁must aches ▁but ▁all ▁showed ▁up ▁clean ly - sh aven ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁either ▁by ▁their ▁own ▁decision ▁or ▁as ▁ordered ▁by ▁their ▁man agers . ▁ ▁The ▁Must ache ▁Gang ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁when ▁right ▁fiel der , ▁Reg gie ▁Jackson , ▁showed ▁up ▁to ▁spring ▁training ▁with ▁a ▁must ache ▁claim ing ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁fully ▁grown ▁be ard ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁Initial ly , ▁this ▁assertion ▁was ▁not ▁taken ▁well ▁by ▁the ▁organization ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁Mike ▁H eg an , ▁"[ Char lie ] ▁told ▁Dick ▁to ▁tell ▁Reg gie ▁to ▁sh ave ▁it ▁off . ▁And ▁Dick ▁told ▁Reg gie ▁to ▁sh ave ▁off , ▁and ▁Reg gie ▁told ▁Dick ▁where ▁he ▁could ▁sh ove ▁it ." ▁ ▁So , ▁in ▁a ▁hopes ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁large ▁conflict ▁Fin ley ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁reverse - ps ych ology ▁approach , ▁knowing ▁Reg gie ▁Jackson ▁thought ▁of ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁individual , ▁he ▁hoped ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁couple ▁other ▁players ▁decided ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁in ▁sport ing ▁fa cial ▁hair ▁then ▁he ▁would ▁give ▁up ▁and ▁sh ave ▁off ▁his ▁be ard . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁do ▁just ▁that , ▁Fin ley ▁asked ▁A ' s ▁pitch ers ▁Jim ▁" Cat fish " ▁Hunter , ▁Roll ie ▁F ingers ▁( who ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁long ▁handle bar ▁must ache ), ▁Dar