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TB Tom...
I think what you're referring to is a helmet liner, which was a plastic/fiberglass shell worn under the standard cap while hitting. My recolloction is that there was little or no padding, just the hard liner to offer some protection.
Maury Wills wore one at the plate, and since I was a Giants fan and hated his rotten, punk-ass, Please-Go-Back-To-Brooklyn, Dodger Blue guts, I hated helmet liners too.
But, for the record, the fact that Mr. Wills isn't in the HOF is absolutely revolting.