Pepper Bassett

Pepper Bassett
Catcher
Born: (1910-08-05)August 5, 1910
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Died: December 28, 1980(1980-12-28) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California[1]
Batted: Both Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1934, for the New Orleans Crescent Stars
Last Negro league baseball appearance
1954, for the Detroit Stars
Teams

Lloyd "Pepper" Bassett (August 5, 1910 – December 28, 1980) was an African-American catcher in the Negro Leagues and the Mexican League. He played professionally from 1934 to 1954, playing mainly with the Birmingham Black Barons; he was All-Star seven times.[3]

Bassett was 15 years old when began his career in 1934 with the minor league New Orleans Crescent Stars;[3] while playing for New Orleans, he suggested to the team owner that as a stunt to draw a larger audience, he should catch some games while sitting in a rocking chair; the stunt was a success, and he would occasionally resort to that stunt throughout his career.[3]

During the 1944 Negro World Series, Bassett was injured in a car accident, along with Tommy Sampson, John Britton, and Leandy Young.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. "Lloyd Pepper Bassett". California, Death Index, 1940-1997. FamilySearch.
  2. ↑ "Colored Teams to Appear at Riverside Park" Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, September 16, 1936, Page 8, Column 7"
  3. 1 2 3 "Pepper Bassett - BR Bullpen". Baseball-Reference.com. 16 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.


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