Coco Ferrer

Puerto Rican baseball player
Baseball player
Coco Ferrer
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
Teams
  • Indianapolis Clowns (1946–1948)
  • Chicago American Giants (1951)

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

  1. ^ "Coco Ferrer". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Al Ferrer". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Efigenio 'Coco' Ferrer". nlbpa.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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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