Coco Ferrer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ferrer and the second or maternal family name is Cabrera.

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.

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
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Indianapolis Clowns (1946–1948) Chicago American Giants (1951)

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.