do you know who josh gibson is?

Answer 1

a baseball player

Josh Gibson
Joshua Gibson


Induction Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by ***** Leagues Committee in 1972, ***** Leaguer
Hall of Fame plaque for Josh Gibson

Born: December 21, 1911, in Buena Vista, Georgia
Died: January 20, 1947, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Primary Position: Catcher
Bats: R Throws: R

Played For: Pittsburgh Crawfords (1930-1937), Homestead Grays (1937-1946)
Primary Team: Homestead Grays

Bio
A tragic and legendary figure, Josh Gibson was the greatest power hitter in black baseball, pounding out home runs with regularity despite playing most of his career in two of baseball's most cavernous ballparks: Forbes Field and Griffith Stadium. He utilized a fluid, compact swing to hit for both average and power, and tales of his mammoth home runs became legend. In recorded at-bats against big league pitching, Gibson batted .426. He died just three months before the integration of baseball in the major leagues.

Did You Know... that Josh Gibson got his start with Homestead of the ***** National League in July of 1930 when he came out of the stands to replace the Grays' injured catcher?

Answer 2

Josh Gibson is a member of the baseball hall of fame. He played in the ***** Leagues and was a catcher for the Homestead Grays. He played 17 years and was reported to hit over 800 home runs, 84 in one season.

He is widely regarded as one of the best catchers ever.

Answer 3

Josh Gibson merits his place in baseball background, and interior the corridor of recognition. yet i can not pass alongside with the 800-homerun bit. And that's the reason: each and every time gamers celebration and reminisce the thoughts and activities grow to be greater and wilder. Satchel Paige mentioned he gained 2000 video games and pitched 2 hundred no-hitters. properly, perhaps he did. however the calibre of gamers he pitched all those no-hitters against could no longer have been very good. I remember a tale they tell approximately Cool Papa Bell. He became so quickly that he could desire to turn the gentle-swap off by the door and hop in mattress earlier the gentle went out. Ask any previous-time *****-leaguer and that they're going to inform you an identical component. provide Josh Gibson his due... as we provide Sadahara Ho his 868 homers his due. yet all 3 performed diverse video games decrease than diverse circumstances.

Answer 4

Josh was a catcher for the Royals of the ***** Leagues back when Babe Ruth played. He supposedly had a 375 batting average and hit over 800 home runs. Many people consider him the greatest hitter ever.

Answer 5

Gibsons son

Answer 6

Bob Gibson's nephew?

Answer 7

No. I know Kirk Gibson from Detroit

Answer 8

He was a black baseball player, born 19ll and died in 1947. He played for the ***** leagues and was inducted into the Hall of FAme in 1972

Answer 9

the greatest home run hitter of all time. he never played in the mlb only in the ***** leagues. he is to supposed to have hit over 800 home runs and have a life time batting average of .384. he played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Homestead Grays. possibly the greatest baseball player to ever play. you don't know of him because he couldn't play in the majors because he was black.

Answer 10

Yes