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Josh Gibson

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Josh Gibson (Joshua Gibson) 1911-47, American baseball player, b. Buena Vista, Ga. A catcher and the long-time batterymate of Satchel Paige , Gibson was called "the Babe Ruth of the Negro Leagues." Playing 17 years for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Homestead Grays, he is said to have hit 84 home runs one season and perhaps 800 in his career, and to be the only man to have hit a fair ball out of New York's Yankee Stadium. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Author not available, GIBSON, JOSH. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Josh Gibson
...games. Often called 'the black Babe Ruth,' he was one of the greatest players kept from the major leagues by the unwritten rule barring black ballplayers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Josh Gibson Josh Gibson Josh Gibson Read more
Buck Leonard
...U.S. baseball player. Leonard began his professional baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1933. With his teammate Josh Gibson , he led the Homestead Grays to nine consecutive championships from 1937 through 1945. Known as a formidable home-run... Read more

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