Coco Ferrer
Appearance
Coco Ferrer | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico | January 1, 1915|
Died: August 17, 1963 Ponce, Puerto Rico | (aged 48)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1946, for the Indianapolis Clowns | |
Last appearance | |
1951, for the Chicago American Giants | |
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Efigenio Ferrer Cabrera (January 1, 1915 – August 17, 1963), nicknamed "Coco" and "Al", was a Puerto Rican Negro league shortstop who played in the 1940s.
A native of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, Ferrer played for the Puerto Rico national baseball team in the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games.[citation needed] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 with the Indianapolis Clowns, and played three seasons for Indianapolis before going on to play for the Chicago American Giants in 1951.[1][2][3] Ferrer died in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1963 at age 48.
References
[edit]- ^ "Coco Ferrer". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Al Ferrer". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Efigenio 'Coco' Ferrer". nlbpa.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- Efigenio 'Coco' Ferrer at Negro League Baseball Players Association