Pumpsie Green
American baseball player (1933–2019)
Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green (October 27, 1933 – July 17, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder. He played with the Boston Red Sox from 1959 to 1962) and for the New York Mets in 1963. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. He was listed as 6 ft (1.83 m) tall and 175 lb (79 kg). Green was born in Boley, Oklahoma.
Green died at a hospital in San Leandro, California on July 17, 2019 at the age of 85.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Pumpsie Green, First Black Player In Red Sox History, Dies At 85". NESN.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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