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... Elijah "Pumpsie" Green was the first black player on the ...

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 ...

We celebrate April 15 as Jackie Robinson day for obvious reasons. I feel like we should celebrate July 21 as Pumpsie Green Day. For on that day in 1959, Green became the last guy to become the first ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Emerson College is hosting a special exhibit that chronicles and commemorates the players who broke baseball’s color barrier, including Jackie Robinson and Pumpsie Green. “Barrier ...

BOSTON -- An exhibit honoring players that broke baseball's color barrier is coming to Boston this summer. The Negro League Baseball Museum Touring Exhibit is bringing "Barrier Breakers" to Boston, ...

Jerry Green Nov. 8, 1957 – Feb. 13, 2018 San Leandro Jerry was the loving son of Elijah “Pumpsie” and Marie Green. Jerry was the proud father of Brittanny Pinn (Kadar) and brother to his sister Keisha ...

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 lived in California most of ...

Elijah "Pumpsie" Green was the first black player on the Boston Red Sox, the last Major League Baseball team to integrate. He died on Wednesday at the age of 85. "Pumpsie Green occupies a special ...