Donald Troy | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | March 2, 1927 |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California |
Death Place: | Hilo, Hawaii |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1944 |
Debutteam: | Baltimore Elite Giants |
Finalyear: | 1945 |
Finalteam: | Baltimore Elite Giants |
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Donald Lee Troy (March 2, 1927 - July 31, 2006), nicknamed "California Kid", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1944 and 1945.
A native of Los Angeles, California, Troy broke into the Elite Giants' starting rotation in 1947 as a 17-year-old.[1] He died in Hilo, Hawaii in 2006 at age 79.
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