Pepper Bassett

Pepper Bassett
Pepper Bassett
	Catcher
	Born: August 5, 1910; Baton Rouge, Louisiana
	Died: December 28, 1980 (aged 70); Los Angeles, California
	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
	New Orleans Crescent Stars (1934); Philadelphia Stars (1935); Homestead Grays (1936); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1937–1938); Chicago American Giants (1939, 1941); Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes (1940); Birmingham Black Barons (1944–1950);

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

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

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
NLBPA.com

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[1] Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. "Lloyd Pepper Bassett". California, Death Index, 1940-1997. FamilySearch.

[grays1936-2] "Colored Teams to Appear at Riverside Park" Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, September 16, 1936, Page 8, Column 7"

[brpep-3] "Pepper Bassett - BR Bullpen". Baseball-Reference.com. 16 February 2011.

[Riley-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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