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Elijah 'Pumpsie' Green dead: Boston Red Sox's first black player
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Pumpsie Green, First Black Player for Boston Red Sox, Dies at 85
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Elijah 'Pumpsie Green' became first black player on Boston Red Sox
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Pumpsie Green, First Black Player on the Boston Red Sox, Laid to
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Baseball's Bay Area-bred heroes: Players who got their start here
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ESPN Senior Writer Howard Bryant on Race in Boston & American
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First Black Baseball Player To Integrate Boston Red Sox Dies At 85
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Pumpsie' Green, 1st Black Player On Red Sox, Dies At 85
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Obituaries: Notable Bay Area residents who died in 2019
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