Thursday, 18 July 2019

Pumpsie Green, First Black Player On The Boston Red Sox, Dies At 85

Elijah "Pumpsie" Green was the first black player in Boston Red Sox history.

The Boston Red Sox were the last Major League Baseball team to integrate, some 12 years after Jackie Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

(Image credit: Harry L. Hall/Associated Press)



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