Pepper Bassett

Lloyd "Pepper" Bassett was an American baseball catcher in the Negro [League baseball|Negro leagues] and the Mexican League. He played professionally from 1934 to 1954, playing mainly with the Birmingham Black Barons; he was All-Star Game|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 (baseball)|John Britton], and Leandy Young.