Pumpsie Green, 1st black player on Boston Red Sox, dies

BOSTON (AP) — Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player on the Boston Red Sox, has died. He was 85. A Red Sox spokesman confirmed his death Wednesday night. Green played parts of four seasons with the Red Sox and one with the New York Mets from 1959-63, batting .246 with 13 homers ...

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