| Pumpsie Green | |
|---|---|
 Green c. 1961 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: October 27, 1933 Boley, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| Died: July 17, 2019 (aged 85) San Leandro, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 21, 1959, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 26, 1963, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .246 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| Runs batted in | 74 |
| Teams | |
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Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green (October 27, 1933[citation needed] – July 17, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played with the Boston Red Sox (1959–62) and New York Mets (1963). A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, he was listed as 6 ft (1.83 m) tall and 175 lb (79 kg).
Green had the distinction of being the first black player to play for the Red Sox, the last pre-expansion major-league club to integrate. In his Boston tenure, he was used mostly as a pinch runner or day-off replacement for infielders Pete Runnels and Don Buddin. Green made his debut on July 21, 1959, pinch-running in a 2–1 loss against the Chicago White Sox.