Pumpsie Green

Date of birth: 27 October 1933
Primary position: Middle Infielder

Elected to Red Sox Hall of Fame: 2018

Career Batting Statistics through 2018 Season

SeasonABRHHRRBIBBSBAVG
19591723040110294.233
19602603663321443.242
19612193357627424.260
1962911221211111.231
TOTAL742111181126912612.244

Memorable Moments for Pumpsie Green

  • 21 July 1959 - The Red Sox become the last team to integrate in major league baseball as Pumpsie Green comes in as a pinch runner in the eighth inning of a 2-1 loss in Chicago.
  • 4 August 1959 - Pumpsie Green makes his Fenway Park debut batting leadoff and hitting a triple in his first at-bat as Boston wins, 4-1.