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| Credits: Topps Co via Trading Card Database |
Former Eastern League prospect Pumpsie Green was born on this date in 1933. He played for the 1956 Albany Senators.
Green went on to become the first black to play for the Boston Red Sox and played in the majors during five seasons with the Red Sox (1959-62) and New York Mets (1963).
After he retired from baseball, he taught math and coached baseball at a high school in Berkeley, California. He died July 17, 2019, at the age of 85.
Source: Baseball Reference
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