Born in Hudson, New York, Trowbridge was signed in 1950 by the Boston Braves, and won 16 games in his debut season in the Class C Northern League. He then spent three full seasons (1951–53) in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Trowbridge resumed his baseball career in 1954, winning 18 games in the Class A Sally League. \n', '

After he followed that by posting a 13–8 record in Triple-A in 1955, Trowbridge made the Braves\' MLB roster in 1956 out of spring training. He was used sparingly as a relief pitcher in the season\'s early weeks and sent back to Triple-A in May to get more work. Recalled at the end of June, he became a "swing man" on the Milwaukee pitching staff, getting four starts and 13 relief assignments over the rest of the season. He notched his first MLB complete game on August 8 in a six-hit, 10–1 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee County Stadium. As a rookie, he posted a career-best 2.66 earned run average in 50​2⁄3 innings pitched.\n', '

In 1957, Trowbridge worked in 32 games as a member of the Brave staff, sandwiched around a three-game stint at Triple-A. He won a MLB-career-high seven games and worked in 126 innings, another career mark. Trowbridge again was a swing man, with 16 starts and 16 relief appearances. On September 2, he threw a complete game shutout, a three-hitter against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, striking out nine. It would be the only shutout of his big-league career. But his seven victories contributed to the Braves\' 1957 National League pennant, their first title in nine years and their first in Milwaukee. In the 1957 World Series, he appeared in one inning in relief of Game 3. Inheriting a 7–3 deficit to the New York Yankees, Trowbridge allowed only two hits, but he issued three bases on balls and surrendered five earned runs, three of them coming on a home run by Tony Kubek. It would be his only Fall Classic appearance, but the Braves triumphed in seven games to become world champions.\n', '

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