St. Croix

St. Croix is an island in the Caribbean Sea, a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands. It is the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, being 28 by 7 miles. There are two towns on the island; Christiansted with a 2004 population of 3,000 and Frederiksted with a 2004 population of 830.

A number of baseball figures have come from St. Croix over the years:

• Jerry Browne, infielder
• Terry Byron, minor league pitcher
• Joe Christopher, outfielder
• Horace Clarke, infielder
• Roger Cropper, minor league outfielder
• Midre Cummings, outfielder
• Candtobal Encarnacion, Virgin Islands national team pitcher
• Alfonso Gerard, Negro League outfielder
• Cos Govern, early black baseball organizer
• Emile Henderson, minor league pitcher
• Ellerton Maynard, minor league outfielder
• José Morales, infielder/catcher
• Elmo Plaskett, catcher
• Mackeel Rodgers, minor league infielder
• Jackie Ross, minor league outfielder
• Junior Simmonds, minor league infielder
• Valmy Thomas, first major-leaguer from the Virgin Islands; born in Puerto Rico but brought immediately back home