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: RightThrew: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1946, for the Indianapolis Clowns | |
Last appearance | |
1951, for the Chicago American Giants | |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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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. 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. Ferrer died in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1963 at age 48.
References
- "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
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- Efigenio 'Coco' Ferrer at Negro League Baseball Players Association
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- 1915 births
- 1963 deaths
- Baseball shortstops
- Chicago American Giants players
- Competitors at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Indianapolis Clowns players
- Negro League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- People from Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican baseball players
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs