2007-06-09 17:09:03 · 7 answers · asked by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
no. different league, different players.
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?
2007-06-09 17:17:01 · answer #1 · answered by ὀκτάπους 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good grief, no. Gibson never played under the purview of Major League Baseball. May as well recognize Sadaharu Oh as having the "real Homerun record", and he at least benefits from a verifiable documentation trail. MLB takes care of its own house.
That said, and I realize that this somewhat tears down the legendry and no, that's not something I find fun, merely truthful, Gibson hit closer to 200 home runs in league-sanctioned games. Teams back in the olde dayes often played many exhibition games against local, semi-pro teams, and the level of competition in those games tended to be significantly lower than the other, genuine professional teams in the leagues. Gibson feasted off pitching that had probably just come from milking the cows, on diamonds that might have had a cornfield some 250 feet down the left-field line.
Gibson is worthy of his Hall plaque, and that's the game's HIGHEST individual honor. He was a devastating hitter. But he definitely benefited from favorable conditions a lot of the time, in games that are historical curiosities but were not nearly the same as facing off against other professionals.
2007-06-10 06:56:28 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, because Josh Gibson's 800 home runs were hit in the ***** Leagues. Why belittle the talent of the ***** Leagues by connecting it's records the "Major White Boy League"?
2007-06-10 00:14:37 · answer #3 · answered by mightyspoo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no, because he played for the ***** League not for Major League Baseball.
thats like saying if Ichiro got the more hits in the Japan League than Pete Rose while in MLB, Ichiro should get the record
2007-06-10 00:17:44 · answer #4 · answered by Brandon 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If a fairly reliable number could be reached through research, why not? Sadaharo Oh's 856 is recognized as the professional baseball total (Japanese Majors). If Satchel Paige's total wins could be found within 10 or 20 of the actual total that, too, could be recognized. Why not? No addition of such statistics takes away from what anyone did in any league.
2007-06-10 04:06:01 · answer #5 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
no. most of the homeruns came in exhinition games.
2007-06-10 01:55:12 · answer #6 · answered by Dodgerblue 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yaaa!!!!!! they should have alias sports do some research, and round it to a reasonable number
2007-06-10 09:20:44 · answer #7 · answered by da k 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋