Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green was an American Major League Baseball infielder who played with the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets.
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17 Facts About Pumpsie Green
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Pumpsie Green was born in Boley, Oklahoma, the eldest of five children.
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One brother, Cornell Pumpsie Green, was a long-time safety for the Dallas Cowboys.
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Green was named Elijah, after his father, but his mother called him "Pumpsie" from an early age, though Green related that he did not know the origin of the name.
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Pumpsie Green grew up in Richmond, California, and was a three-sport athlete at El Cerrito High School.
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However, Pumpsie Green decided to attend Contra Costa College when Gene Corr, his high school baseball coach, became the baseball coach there and promised Pumpsie Green he would play shortstop if he attended.
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Pumpsie Green's contract was purchased by the Boston Red Sox during the 1955 season, but he was allowed to finish the season with Stockton before playing the 1956 season with the Albany Senators, a Red Sox affiliate.
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Pumpsie Green spent the 1957 season with the Oklahoma City Indians and San Francisco Seals, and the 1958 season with the Minneapolis Millers.
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In 1959, Pumpsie Green was invited to the Red Sox's major league spring training camp.
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Pumpsie Green made his MLB debut on July 21,1959, against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, entering the game in the top of the eighth as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and playing shortstop in the bottom of the eighth and becoming the Sox's first black player.
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Pumpsie Green started the next day at second base, batting second and going 0-for-3.
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Pumpsie Green may have had his best season in 1961, posting career highs in home runs, RBI, doubles, and stolen bases ; however, he had the most errors of his career in 1961, with 16.
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Pumpsie Green played the majority of the 1963 season with the Buffalo Bisons but played 17 games with the Mets.
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Pumpsie Green played his final major league game with the Mets on September 26,1963.
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Pumpsie Green played two more seasons in the minor leagues before retiring after the 1965 season.
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Pumpsie Green lived in El Cerrito, California, since seven years after his retirement from baseball.
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