Coco Ferrer
Puerto Rican baseball player
Baseball player
Coco Ferrer | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: (1915-01-01)January 1, 1915 Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico | |
Died: August 17, 1963(1963-08-17) (aged 48) Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
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
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- Efigenio 'Coco' Ferrer at Negro League Baseball Players Association
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