The Boston Red Sox's Elijah Pumpsie Green, making his first major league start for the Red Sox, is pictured at bat and on the field in this July 22, 1959 file photo.
On August 4, 1959, Pumpsie Green became the first black player to appear in a game for the Red Sox. Boston was the last team in the majors to integrate. In his first-ever Fenway Park at-bat, Green hit a triple.