Mike Trost
Encyclopedia
Michael J. Trost was a Major League Baseball
catcher
. He played for the St. Louis Brows
of the American Association
in 17 games during the 1890 season and for the Louisville Colonels
of the National League
in 3 games in 1895. He also had an extensive minor league baseball career that lasted from 1888 until 1900. He was the player/manager for the Newport News Shipbuilders of the Virginia League in 1900.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
. He played for the St. Louis Brows
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
of the American Association
American Association (19th century)
The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
in 17 games during the 1890 season and for the Louisville Colonels
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
of the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
in 3 games in 1895. He also had an extensive minor league baseball career that lasted from 1888 until 1900. He was the player/manager for the Newport News Shipbuilders of the Virginia League in 1900.