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Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green (October 27, 1933 [citation needed] – July 17, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played with the Boston Red Sox (1959–62) and New York Mets (1963).
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Green, who died on Wednesday at 85 at a hospital in San Leandro, Calif., was the first black player for the Red Sox, the last of the 16 major league franchises of the time to have...
Elijah "Pumpsie" Green, the first African-American player in Red Sox history, died on Wednesday at age 85. The Red Sox held a moment of silence prior to Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays at Fenway Park. Green pinch-ran in his Major League debut for Boston on July 21, 1959.
Pumpsie Green died at San Leandro (California) Hospital on July 17, 2019, at the age of 85. He was survived by his wife of 62 years, Marie, their daughter Heidi, three brothers, and several grandchildren, nieces, nephews.
Elijah "Pumpsie" Green was the first black player on the Boston Red Sox, the last Major League Baseball team to integrate. He died on Wednesday at the age of 85.
Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first African American player in Red Sox history, has died. He was 85. Green died Wednesday at Kaiser San Leandro Hospital in California, the team confirmed, but ...
Pumpsie Green became the first African-American player in the history of the Boston Red Sox in 1959. They were the last team to desegregate in MLB. The Red Sox, under owner Tom...
BOSTON, MA – The Boston Red Sox mourn the loss of Pumpsie Green, who passed away today at Kaiser San Leandro Hospital at the age of 85. The first African-American player in franchise history, his 13-year professional career included parts of five major league seasons with the Red Sox (1959-62)
BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah ‘‘Pumpsie’’ Green, the first black player on the last major league team to field one, has died. He was 85.