Alphonso Gerard

Alphonso "Piggy" Gerard was a professional baseball outfielder in the Negro [league baseball|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 and the Dominican Republic. 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.