Alphonso Gerard

Alphonso "Piggy" Gerard (June 26, 1916 – 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.

Alphonso Gerard
Outfielder
Born: (1916-06-26)June 26, 1916 Saint Croix, Danish West Indies
Died: July 14, 2002(2002-07-14) (aged 86) Saint Croix, 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
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Black Yankees (1945, 1947) Indianapolis Clowns (1947) Chicago American Giants (1948)

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]