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. Sources Major League Baseball catchers St. Louis Browns (AA) players Louisville Colonels players Baseball players from Pennsylvania 1866 births 1901 deaths 19th-century baseball players Fort Worth Panthers players Evansville Hoosiers players Peoria Canaries players Peoria Distillers players Aurora Indians players Mobile Blackbirds players Reading Actives players Altoona Mud Turtles players Petersburg Farmers players Mobile Bluebirds players Nashville Seraphs players Detroit Tigers (Western League) players Youngstown Little Giants players Newport News Shipbuilders players Minor league baseball managers Baseball player-managers