Coco Ferrer
PositionShortstop
Birth dateJanuary 1, 1915
Birth placeJuana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Death dateAugust 17, 1963 (aged 48)
Death placePonce, Puerto Rico
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
DebutleagueNegro league baseball
Debutyear1946
DebutteamIndianapolis Clowns
Finalyear1951
FinalteamChicago American Giants
Teams

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.

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