debutleague finalyear bats debutyear position finalteam finalleague birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
negro league baseball 1954 both 1934 catcher detroit stars negro league baseball 5 august 1910 pepper bassett
 new orleans crescent stars pepper bassett right
pepper bassett

lloyd `` pepper '' bassett -lrb- august 5 , 1910 -- december 28 , 1980 -rrb- 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 .
bassett was 15 years old when began his career in 1934 with the minor league new orleans crescent stars ; 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 .
during the 1944 negro world series , bassett was injured in a car accident , along with tommy sampson , john britton , and leandy young .
