2006-08-02 05:17:08 · 24 answers · asked by David F 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
You must be pretty old to know Josh Gibson.
2006-08-02 05:51:10 · answer #1 · answered by danceman528 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow. Didn't know this:-
Joshua Gibson (December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, Georgia - January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a catcher for the Homestead Grays and later the Pittsburgh Crawfords in baseball's ***** Leagues.
2006-08-02 06:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by giko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joshua Gibson (December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, Georgia - January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a catcher for the Homestead Grays and later the Pittsburgh Crawfords in baseball's ***** Leagues.
Standing 6-foot-1 and weighing 256 pounds at the peak of his career, Gibson is widely considered among the very best power hitters in baseball history, but never played in Major League Baseball as racial segregation excluded African-Americans during his lifetime. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, elected in 1972.
Josh Gibson
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His Baseball Hall of Fame plaque says he hit "almost 800" homers in his 17-year career. He had several amazing years, slugging 69 home runs in 1934 and batted .467 with 55 home runs in 137 games in 1933. His lifetime batting average was higher than .350, with other sources putting it as high as .384, the best in ***** League history. It was reported that he won nine home-run titles and four batting championships playing for the Crawfords and the Homestead Grays. In two seasons in the late 1930s, it was written that not only did he hit higher than .400, but his slugging percentage was above 1.000. The Sporting News of June 3, 1967 credits Gibson with a home run in a ***** League game at Yankee Stadium that struck two feet from the top of the wall circling the center field bleachers, about 580 feet from home plate. Although it has never been conclusively proven, Chicago American Giants infielder Jack Marshall said Gibson slugged one over the third deck next to the left field bullpen in 1934 for the only fair ball hit out of the House That Ruth Built.
2006-08-02 05:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Josh Gibson is a member of the baseball corridor of repute. He performed interior the ***** Leagues and grew to become right into a catcher for the residing house Grays. He performed 17 years and grew to become into suggested to hit over 800 residing house runs, eighty 4 in one season. he's widely recognized as between the appropriate catchers ever.
2016-12-11 05:08:08 · answer #4 · answered by clapperton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ***** Babe Ruth, hit almost 800 homers, probably woulda played in the majors if he didn't have a heart attack at 35.
2006-08-02 05:21:39 · answer #5 · answered by Jorge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't he the black Babe Ruth? That guy could really slug homers. Don't think he ever really got a chance to play the majors.
2006-08-02 05:21:56 · answer #6 · answered by Ron B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got you beat, I know and grew up with the lead singer of Puddle of Mudd
2006-08-02 05:21:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know him personally but he was the greatest home run hitter of ALL time.
2006-08-02 05:20:06 · answer #8 · answered by Jet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lightish darkish hair. Medium height?
Oh yeah.
That b*tch.
He owes me money.
2006-08-02 05:20:59 · answer #9 · answered by Reno 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oh yeah Josh, he's cool
2006-08-02 05:21:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋