C-OF-MGR Negro Leagues 1930-49 St. Louis Stars, Detroit Wolves, Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs, Chicago American Giants, Indianapolis ABC's, Cleveland Buckeyes, New York Cubans
Trouppe was an all-star Negro League catcher who also performed in the Mexican League,
Canadian Provincial League, and for the crack semi-pro Bismarck, ND club. He played
14 winters in Latin America and barnstormed with black all-star teams playing white
major leaguers. In the twilight of his career, he appeared in 6 games for the 1952
Cleveland Indians and 84 games for their Triple-A farm club. A lifetime .300 hitter,
he batted as high as .352 for Chicago in the 1948 Negro American League. He started
for the West in five all-star games, four as a catcher in 1945-48. He managed the
Cleveland Buckeyes to NAL titles in 1945 and 1947. He was also a nationally recognized
amateur boxer who won a major heavyweight tournament title in 1936. His autobiography,
20 Years Too Soon, was published in 1977.
(MFK)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»May 3, 1952:
The Indians lose, but go down swinging as they use a record 23 players including the first black battery in the American League. 39-year-old Negro League veteran Quincy Trouppe is behind the plate when reliever Sam Jones comes in. Bob Chakales loses it for the Tribe with two outs in the 9th. Jones and Trouppe are the battery tomorrow as Jones will pick up a 9–6 win against the Red Sox in relief.
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