Elijah "Pumpsie" Green made his debut for the Red Sox in 1959, making them the last team in baseball to integrate Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player in Boston Red Sox history, died ...

As early as the 1930’s, African-American reporters sent open letters to owners while polling white managers and players and bringing Black players to unscheduled tryouts in hopes of integrating ...

Before his death last July at age 85, Elijah “Pumpsie” Green was one of the last living pioneers in the integration of Major League Baseball, the first black player on the Boston Red Sox when he made ...

Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, who was the first African-American player to play for the Red Sox, died on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. He was 85. Green played ...

(Original Caption) Manager Bill Jurges, (R) of the Boston Red Sox, greets Pumpsie Green, who was recalled to the parent club from Minneapolis. Green, an infielder, became the first African American ...

This February, Sports Illustrated is celebrating Black History Month by spotlighting a different iconic athlete or group of athletes every day. Today, SI looks back on the legacy of Pumpsie Green.

On Apr. 7, 1959, the Red Sox optioned Elijah "Pumpsie" Green to their Minneapolis Triple-A farm club, explaining that they felt the first Negro to wear a Red Sox uniform needed more seasoning. Green ...

Elijah "Pumpsie" Green, the first black player in Boston Red Sox history, died on Wednesday in San Leandro, Calif. He was 85. The Red Sox confirmed Green's death on Wednesday and also held a moment of ...

SAN LEANDRO (CBS / AP) — Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah "Pumpsie" Green, the first black player on the last major league team to field one, has died. He was 85. The Red Sox said Green, who ...

Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947, but it wasn’t until three seasons after Robinson last played that major league baseball became fully integrated. That happened on July 21, 1959, ...

This Black History Month, the Globe is saluting people who have made a difference in Massachusetts. When Elijah “Pumpsie” Green was inserted as a pinch runner in Comiskey Park on July 22, 1959, he ...

Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player in Boston Red Sox history, died Wednesday near his home in northern California, the team said in a press release. He was 85. The switch-hitting infielder ...