An Tribute To Pumpsie Green

Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP
1959 25 BOS AL 50 172 30 40 6 3 1 10 4 2 29 22 .233 .350 .320 83 55 4 0 0 2 1
1960 26 BOS AL 133 260 36 63 10 3 3 21 3 4 44 47 .242 .350 .338 85 88 1 4 2 1 8
1961 27 BOS AL 88 219 33 57 12 3 6 27 4 2 42 32 .260 .376 .425 113 93 1 2 3 0 4
1962 28 BOS AL 56 91 12 21 2 1 2 11 1 0 11 18 .231 .308 .341 73 31 0 2 0 0 0
1963 29 NYM NL 17 54 8 15 1 2 1 5 0 2 12 13 .278 .409 .426 142 23 0 0 0 0 1
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5 Seasons 344 796 119 196 31 12 13 74 12 10 138 132 .246 .357 .364 95 290 6 8 5 3 14

Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green (born October 27, 1933 in Oakland, California) is a former Major League Baseball backup infielder who played with the Boston Red Sox (1959-62) and New York Mets (1963). He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed.

Through his career, Green was a modest infielder who had the distinction of being the first black player to play for the Red Sox, the last major-league club to integrate. In his Boston tenure, he was used mostly as a pinch runner or day-off replacement for infielders Pete Runnels and Frank Malzone. He made his debut on July 21, 1959, pinch-running in a 2-1 loss against the White Sox.

Green enjoyed his best season in 1961, posting career highs in batting average (.260), home runs (6), RBI (27), doubles (12), stolen bases (4), at-bats (260) and games played (133). He played his final game with the Mets on September 26, 1963.

In a five-season career, Green was a .246 hitter with 13 home runs and 74 RBI in 344 games. Green now lives in San Francisco.

He is the brother of Cornell Green, long-time safety for the Dallas Cowboys. Wikipedia
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