St. Croix
From BR Bullpen
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:
Cos Govern: early black baseball organizer
Alfonso Gerard: Negro League outfielder
Valmy Thomas: first major-leaguer from the Virgin Islands; born in Puerto Rico but brought immediately back home
