Quincy Trouppe Catcher’s Mask and Mitt

Quincy Trouppe Catcher’s Mask and Mitt (c. 1940's)

Quincy Trouppe was born in Dublin, Georgia in 1912. Trouppe was a catcher and played  in the outfield during his career. He was also a solid hitter, hitting .300 on a regular basis.


During Quincy Trouppe’s career in professional baseball, he played during the regular season for the following teams:

St. Louis Stars                               1930-1931 and 1939

Detroit Wolves                              1932

Homestead Grays                        1932

Kansas City Monarchs                 1932 and 1934-1936

Chicago American Giants           1933, 1935 and 1948

Jamestown Red Sox                    1933-1934

Bismarck                                        1933-1936         

Indianapolis ABC’s                        1938-1939

Monterrey Carta Blanca              1939 and 1940-1941 (Mexican League)

Mexico City Reds                          1942-1944 (Mexican League)

Cleveland Buckeyes                    1944-1947

New York Cubans                         1949

Drumondville Cubs                      1949 (Canadian League)

Jalisco                                             1950-1951  (Mexican League)

Cleveland Indians                         1952 (Major League Baseball – American League)

Indianapolis                                   1952 (Cleveland Indians AAA Farm Team) 

During the off season, Trouppe played or managed in winter league ball from 1930 until 1958. Some of the highlights of Trouppe’s winter league and barnstorming career are:


  •     Member of the Kansas City Monarch team that won the Denver Post tournament in 1934.
  •     Barnstorming tours versus Dizzy Dean’s All-Stars and Bob Feller’s All-Stars
  •     Played for American All-Stars in Venezuela
  •     Played for Satchel Paige’s All-Stars on numerous road trips
  •     Played for six winter league seasons in Puerto Rico
  •     Played for three winter league seasons in Cuba
  •     Several seasons in Venezuela, Canada and Colombia


Everywhere he played, Trouppe was an all-star. Trouppe made five Negro League all-star teams, eight Mexican League all-star teams, two Cuban League all-star teams, two Venezuelan all-star teams and one each all-star teams in Canada, Colombia and Cuba.

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