Alphonso Gerard
| Alphonso Gerard | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 26, 1917 Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Died: July 14, 2002 (aged 85) Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1945, for the New York Black Yankees | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Negro leagues statistics | |
| Batting average | .253 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 16 |
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Alphonso "Piggy" Gerard (June 26, 1917 – July 14, 2002) was a professional baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played professionally in the United States from 1945 to 1948 with the New York Black Yankees, Indianapolis Clowns, and the Chicago American Giants. He was born and died on Saint Croix. Gerard was the first Virgin Islander to play in a recognized major league, and the only one to play in the Negro Leagues.
Gerard also played professionally in Canada, spending in the Can-Am League and Provincial League, as well as Mexico (with the Tuneros de San Luis Potosí in 1946) and the Dominican Republic (with Escogido in 1953). Throughout his career, he played in the Puerto Rican Winter League with the Cangrejeros de Santurce, from the 1944–45 season until retiring after the winter of 1957–58.[1][2]
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- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- SABR biography
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- 1917 births
- 2002 deaths
- New York Black Yankees players
- Chicago American Giants players
- Indianapolis Clowns players
- United States Virgin Islands baseball players
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Baseball outfielders
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- Tuneros de San Luis Potosí players
- Leones del Escogido players
- Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball) players
- Kingston Colonials players
- Pittsfield Indians players
- Trois-Rivières Royals players
- Granby Phillies players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Negro league baseball outfielder, 1910s birth stubs