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Josh Gibson



Joshua Gibson


Born: December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, GA
Died: January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA
          (35 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 6'1"
Wt: 213
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972
• Buried: Allegheny Cemetery (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Relatives: Jerry Gibson (Brother)


Fielding Breakdown by Position

Multi-Stint Seasons:

C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH PR P
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
G
G
18
C
31
-0.3
1
0.4
1
HG
IND
19
C
40
2.6
8
-1.3
2
-0.2
1
1.4
PC
20
LF
39
-0.2
37
0.2
3
-0.3
21
C
52
-1.0
4
0.8
4
-0.8
8
-0.1
4
1.5
5
22
C
58
2.3
6
1.1
3
0.0
4
-1.2
1
-0.7
MULT
23
C
43
0.4
9
0.9
1
-0.1
4
0.3
1
24
C
43
3.7
7
0.3
1
0.7
1
-1.1
1
1.1
2
-1.3
2
HG
NN2
25
C
38
-0.7
1
0.3
1
0.4
1
0.3
26
C
48
3.5
2
1.0
4
0.1
1
-0.2
MULT
27
C
38
2.7
1
0.6
28
C
23
0.4
1
-0.3
VEZ
MEX
29
C
94
MULT
30
C
61
1.9
2
-0.2
3
1.5
3
-0.9
1
MULT
MULT
31
C
70
1.1
1
-0.1
11
2.5
1
MULT
32
C
49
-3.6
2
-0.5
6
-1.8
1
MULT
33
C
47
-2.7
2
1.8
2
-0.5
1
34
C
45
5.0
2
-0.2
1
0.4
3
17
9
C
819
15.1
39
5.4
15
0.7
64
-2.0
4
0.2
37
1.3
15
1
 
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
C
Runs
1B
Runs
2B
Runs
3B
Runs
SS
Runs
LF
Runs
CF
Runs
RF
Runs
PH
PR
P
2
116
16
Negro Leagues
700
15.7
39
5.4
15
0.7
58
-3.3
4
0.2
37
1.3
15
1
1
vs Major Leaguers
3
-0.7
6
1.3
 
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
C
Runs
1B
Runs
2B
Runs
3B
Runs
SS
Runs
LF
Runs
CF
Runs
RF
Runs
PH
PR
P
1
Memphis Red Sox
C
1
0.4
11
Homestead Grays
C
455
7.3
13
2.4
6
0.9
14
0.2
2
-0.2
24
1.1
8
5
Pittsburgh Crawfords
C
231
6.0
26
3.0
9
-0.2
49
-1.6
2
0.4
13
0.1
6
1
8
East All Stars
C
11
0.7
1
-0.5
1
1
West All Stars
C
1
-0.4
1
NNL All Stars II
C
2
0.9
2
Azules de Veracruz
C
116
1
NNL South All Stars
C
1
0.0
1
North All Stars
C
1
0.2

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