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. He died in Hilo, Hawaii in 2006 at age 79. References External links and Seamheads Donald Troy at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum 1927 births 2006 deaths Baltimore Elite Giants players Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Los Angeles 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people