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	Pumpsie Green - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elijah Jerry (Pumpsie) Green (born October 27, 1933 in Oakland, California) is a former Major League Baseball backup infielder who played with the Boston Red Sox (1959-62) and New York Mets (1963).
		Through his career, Green was a modest infielder who had the distinction of being the first fl player signed by the Red Sox, the last major-league club to integrate.
		Green enjoyed his best season in 1961, posting career highs in batting average (.260), home runs (6), RBI (27), doubles (12), stolen bases (4), at-bats (260) and games played (133).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pumpsie_Green (204 words)

	NewStandard: 4/24/97
		Elijah "Pumpsie" Green was sent in to run for Boston's aging first baseman, thus becoming the first African-American player to appear in a Major League game for the Red Sox -- the last Major League franchise to break the color barrier.
		Green was considered a marginal prospect, but when the Red Sox sold former American League batting champion Bobby Avila to the Milwaukee Braves it opened up a spot on the roster.
		Green played four seasons with the Red Sox, hitting.233 in '59,.242 in '60,.260 in '61 and.231 in '62 with a combined 12 home runs and 69 RBI before being traded along with pitcher Tracy Stallard to the New York Mets for infielder Felix Mantilla on Dec. 10, 1962.
	www.s-t.com /daily/04-97/04-24-97/d01sp183.htm (741 words)

	22 Oct 2004 - Bay Area Negro Leaguers
		For Jackson, 75, and Green, 70, the discussion is an opportunity to reflect on their careers and pass on their wisdom to succeeding generations of players such as Sanchez, a speedy right fielder who struggles at the plate.
		When Jackson and Green were in their prime, Bay Area baseball fields were stocked with talented players who played for business-sponsored teams, and there were no age restrictions.
		Green loves to talk about his experience in the major leagues and remembers the time he asked teammate Ted Williams for a tip on hitting.
	www.nlbpa.com /22oct2004.html (889 words)

	Pumpsie Green - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Pumpsie Green - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Pumpsie Green contains research on
		Pumpsie Green, See also, External links, 1933 births, Boston Red Sox players, New York Mets players and African Americans.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Pumpsie_Green (237 words)

	Player Profile: Pumpsie Green
		Player Profile: Pumpsie Green was the first fl player to play for the Boston Red Sox, who were the last major league team to integrate.
		It was my understanding that he got the nickname "Pumpsie" because he always pumped his mitt with his fist much like what a catcher might do.
		Coach Green is still in Berkeley, CA and my folks still bump into him from time to time.
	www.diamondfans.com /profile-greenp.html (142 words)

	Boston Red Sox News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Sure, Green was well aware of the fact that, leading up to his callup, the Red Sox were the only Major League team that hadn't integrated yet.
		All Green wanted to do was show that he was a good enough player to stay in the Major Leagues.
		Green and Wilson were comfortable enough around each other and formed a friendship through their years together as the only fl players in Boston's farm system.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/bos/news/bos_news.jsp?ymd=20030224&content_id=195654&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp (1841 words)

	Green Coat of Arms, Family Crest
		It is derived from the Old English "grene," meaning "green," and was most likely first borne by a family who lived in the village greene, the center or main square of a region.
		Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Aderton Greene, who came to Virginia in 1623; John Greene, who settled in Boston in 1625; Abigail Greene, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1632.
		A Branch from the Green Tree by Robert M. Green, The Descendants of John Segar of South Kingstown, Rhode Island: Including the Descendants of William Browning and Mary Hoxsie (Lewis) Greene of Charlestown, Rhode Island by William E. Wright, Green(e) Chronology 1600-1650 Virginia by Dorothy H. Ward.
	www.houseofnames.com /coatofarms_details.asp?sId=&s=Green (1317 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox / pumpsiegreen
		Green was not only the first African-American player in Red Sox history, but he was also a first-time Major Leaguer.
		Green now resides in the El Cerrito, California, located in the Bay Area, with his wife Marie.
		Green, a switch-hitting middle infielder, played four seasons (1959-62) with the Red Sox and was then traded to the New York Mets with Tracy Stallard and a player to be named later (Al Moran) for Felix Mantilla.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/09/breaking_down_bostons_barriers (880 words)

	Ronald Green, 58; was a letter carrier - The Boston Globe
		PEABODY -- Ronald A. Green, an Army veteran and a lifelong resident of Peabody, died Feb. 26 in his home.
		Green was born in Danvers to Clifford and Irene (Osgood) Green.
		Green enjoyed watching sports and serving as an umpire for many softball leagues across the state.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2006/03/05/ronald_green_58_was_a_letter_carrier (657 words)

	Baseball Savvy: Where Are They Now - Pumpsie Green
		He was born Elijah Jerry Green October 27, 1933 in Oakland, California, and grew up in Richmond, California, where baseball was a natural part of life.
		“Pumpsie” was the nickname his mother gave him when he was a couple of years old.
		PUMPSIE GREEN: I scraped up every nickel and dime together that I could, and I was there.
	www.baseballsavvy.com /archive/w_pumpsie.html (2209 words)

	Herb Crehan - Red Sox Heroes of Yesteryear - ROYAL ROOTERS
		And certainly Pumpsie Green was never an All-Star but he will always be remembered as the first African American player with the Boston Red Sox.
		Pumpsie Green also surprised me. Being a racial pioneer for the last major league team to break the color barrier couldn’t have been easy.
		When Pumpsie Green got interested in baseball as a youngster, there were no African-Americans playing in the major leagues.
	www.redsoxnation.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=16933 (4495 words)

	Earl Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A 6-foot-3, 215-pound, who relied on sliders and fastballs,Wilson made his major league debut with the Red Sox on July 31, 1959, as their first fl pitcher.
		Previously, infielder Pumpsie Green was the first fl player on the Red Sox, joining them earlier that season, when Boston was the last of the 16 major league clubs to break the color barrier.
		On June 26, 1962, at Fenway Park, Wilson pitched a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Angels, a 2-0 victory in which he hit a home run.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_Wilson (536 words)

	NewStandard: 3/22/97
		Pumpsie Green was the last to be first.
		The Red Sox were the last team to integrate and when they did, the man who made history was a slender infielder from California who couldn't imagine what the fuss was all about.
		Green played 50 games that season with the Red Sox and spent parts of three more seasons in Boston.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/03-97/03-23-97/c07sp162.htm (440 words)

	Pumpsie Green 1960 Game by Game Batting Logs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Pumpsie Green appeared in 133 Major League games during the 1960 regular season.
		The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Green appeared in, specifically relating to his 1960 hitting statistics.
		If the Date is followed by an asterisk (), Green* started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/hittinglogs.php?p=greenpu01&y=1960 (153 words)

	Pumpsie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		February was Black History Month, and few are aware that Denver Broncos college scout Cornell Green has a unique connection to a famous first in American sports history.
		Cornell Green was a superb college basketball player who went on to have a great career as a cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys.
		Pumpsie played for the Red Sox from 1959 through 1963, ending his career with the New York Mets in 1963.
	home.att.net /~jsnh/saccosays/articles/pumpsie.html (217 words)

	Pumpsie Green 1959 Game by Game Batting Logs
		Pumpsie Green appeared in 50 Major League games during the 1959 regular season.
		The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Green appeared in, specifically relating to his 1959 hitting statistics.
		Visit his page for comprehensive biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, detailed fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), cumulative career totals for all stats, uniform numbers worn, salary data and other factual items-of-interest.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/hittinglogs.php?p=greenpu01&y=1959 (193 words)

	ESPN.com - CLASSIC - July 21, 1959
		Pumpsie Green enters Boston's 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox as a pinch-runner in the eighth inning and stays in at shortstop.
		Some believed Green should have made the club out of spring training, but the Red Sox, who were accused of discrimination, tell him to learn to play second base in the minors.
		Green will play five seasons, four with Boston, and have a lifetime average of.246.
	espn.go.com /classic/000721momentpumpsie.html (158 words)

	Pumpsie Green - Red Sox legend - ROYAL ROOTERS
		My given name is Elijah Jerry, but I have always been called “Pumpsie,” the nickname my mother gave me when I was a couple of years old.
		I was born in 1933 and grew up in Richmond, California, where baseball was, what you might say, a natural part of life.
		If Pumpsie appears in the 'history books' it's just the '1rst fl on the last integrated team' or as Gene Conley's sidekick on their 'immigrate to Israel' schtik.
	www.redsoxnation.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=16876 (2409 words)

	Green Family Crest by Houseofnames.com
		We have researched the Green family crest in the most recognized sources of coats of arms.
		In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded Coat-of-Arms was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...
		In the Green coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
	www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp/s.Green/Green_family_Crest/Green_coat_of_arms/qx/familycrest_details.htm (614 words)

	Boston becomes more ethnically diverse team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		BOSTON -- It is a stigma that may never go away: that the Red Sox were the last team in major league baseball to integrate their roster.
		Pumpsie Green did not play for the Sox until 1959, 12 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color line.
		But in recent years, there has been a quiet yet profound transformation on Yawkey Way, one that has passed largely unnoticed but nonetheless resonates with the same message President Clinton addressed this week in his nationally televised forum on sports and race relations.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/sports/bb/98/04/19/23113529.owl-0.html (736 words)

	Playing Favorites
		The guy is almost 38 (that's old for a big leaguer), he can barely run and yet he is one of the team leaders in stolen bases.
		He is hitting worse than Pumpsie Green, but the way the Nats shortstop flicks the ball from his glove to his hand before he fires it to first base is oh-so-smooth.
		You see, there are plenty of reasons to have a favorite player that have nothing to do with home runs, errors or earned run averages.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/16/AR2005061601292_pf.html (417 words)

	Pumpsie Green \| BaseballLibrary.com
		In 1959 Pumpsie became the first fl player on the Red Sox, the major leagues' last integrated team.
		The switch-hitter's brother, Cornell Green, was a Dallas Cowboys' defensive back.
		Tomorrow, Green goes 0-for-3 against Early Wynn in a 5—4 Sox win that propels them into 1st place.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/G/Green_Pumpsie.stm (257 words)

	Amazon.ca: Shut Out: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		An unspectacular player, Green was befriended on the field by Ted Williams and by Russell off, as both tried to shield him from the pervasive vitriol.
		It is certainly true that racism was not limited to the Red Sox during the 1950's, but they were last in integrating their team with the signing of Elijah "Pumpsie" Green in 1959, and as long as the specter of Collins, Cronin, and Higgins were involved nothing was going to change.
		When Pumpsie Green joined the club in '59 Ted Williams sent a strong message to teammates and other bigots by warming up with Green prior to the games.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0807009792 (1393 words)

	OOTP V3 REPORT
		Monday 5/7/1961 : Trade with Boston : Boston gets : LF Bubba Morton We get : SS Pumpsie Green 1B Don Gile Don Gile was sent down from AAA to A.
		Pumpsie Green was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
		Pumpsie Green was sent down from the active roster to AAA.
	www.sportplanet.com /sbb/frosbullpen/61r/ttrans5.htm (1512 words)

	NPR : The Boston Red Sox and Racism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Pumpsie Green was the first African American to play for the Boston Red Sox.
		He joined the team in 1959, a dozen years after Jackie Robinson broke the major league color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
		In 1959 -- 12 years after Jackie Robinson broke the league's color barrier by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers -- the Red Sox brought infielder Pumpsie Green up from the minors.
	www.npr.org /programs/morning/features/2002/oct/redsox (951 words)

	Addict Baseball and Football Forum - View Single Post - TOTALLY UNIQUE! The Legends Talk About "The" Legend
		This is why when Ted died, the tabloid edited by Buck O'Neil that was devoted to fl players and Negro League history put Ted's HOF speech on its front page and honoured him as the one who smashed the glass ceiling that had prevented the great fl players from receiving their just recognition.
		Williams loved the owner and Yawnky doted on The Kid but this was the one permanent sore point in their otherwise remarkable relationship.
		The player - as I later learned - was the first fl ever hired by the Red Sox, a utility outfielder named Pumpsie Green who was called up half way through 1959 and went on to play five mediocre seasons with the Sox.
	www.addictsports.com /baseball/showpost.php?p=382296&postcount=3 (408 words)

	Worcester Telegram & Gazette News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		True, Green was the first African-American player in Red Sox history, but it was also his first Major League baseball game, which in itself was a tremendous individual achievement.
		The two of them have been married 47 years and have a son, Jerry, who is an antique collector, and a daughter, Heidi, who is a teacher.
		Green, who was a switch-hitting middle infielder, played four seasons (1959-62) with the Red Sox and then was traded to the New York Mets with Tracy Stallard and a player to be named later (Al Moran) for Felix Mantilla.
	www.telegram.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060508/NEWS/605080540/1009/SPORTS (779 words)

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