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Pumpsie Green
American baseball player (–)
Baseball player
| Pumpsie Green | |
|---|---|
Green c. | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: October 27, Boley, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| Died: July 17, () (aged&#;85) San Leandro, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| July 21,&#;,&#;for the&#;Boston Red Sox | |
| September 26,&#;,&#;for the&#;New York Mets | |
| Batting average | |
| Home runs | 13 |
| Runs batted in | 74 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference&#; | |
Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green (October 27, [citation needed] – July 17, ) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played with the Boston Red Sox (–62) and New York Mets ().
A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, he was listed as 6&#;ft (&#;m) tall and &#;lb (79&#;kg).
Green had the distinction of being the first black player to play for the Red Sox, the last pre-expansion major-league club to integrate.
In his Boston tenure, he was used mostly as a pinch runner or day-off replacement for infielders Pet