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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)


Teams
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
Rank
W
L
T
W%
LG
WS
Ballpark
NNL
18
C
7
33
54
1
.379
Lewis Park (Memphis, TN)
IND
18
C
1
44
15
1
.746
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
IND
19
C
2
34
21
1
.618
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
IND
20
C
3
55
36
2
.604
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NVM
20
LF
1
5
2
0
.714
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NN2
21
C
2
56
37
2
.602
✔
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
21
C
2
0
1
0
.000
No Home Ballpark
NN2
22
C
3
53
29
3
.646
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
22
C
1
1
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
NN2
23
C
1
53
27
4
.663
✔
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
23
C
1
1
0
0
1.000
Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
NLP
23
C
1
4
3
0
.571
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NN2
24
C
3
54
42
2
.563
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
24
C
1
1
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
NN2
25
C
1
60
19
1
.759
✔
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NN2
26
C
1
67
22
0
.753
✔
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NAA
26
C
1
2
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
NN2
27
C
1
49
21
1
.700
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
EWA
27
C
1
1
1
0
.500
Yankee Stadium (New York, NY)
NLP
27
C
2
3
2
0
.600
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
NLC
27
C
2
1
3
1
.250
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
NN2
28
1B
1
53
23
2
.697
✔
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
MEX
28
C
1
61
30
0
.670
✔
Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
MEX
29
C
1
67
35
0
.657
✔
Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
NN2
30
C
1
86
29
3
.748
✔
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NVS
30
C
1
1
0
0
1.000
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
EWA
30
C
1
2
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
WS
30
C
2
0
4
0
.000
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NN2
31
C
1
78
23
1
.772
✔
✔
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
31
C
2
0
1
0
.000
No Home Ballpark
NLA
31
C
1
1
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
WS
31
C
1
4
3
1
.571
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
NN2
32
C
1
66
32
4
.673
✔
✔
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
32
C
2
0
1
0
.000
No Home Ballpark
WS
32
C
1
4
1
0
.800
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NN2
33
C
1
53
29
3
.646
✔
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
WS
33
C
2
0
4
0
.000
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
NSA
33
C
1
1
0
0
1.000
No Home Ballpark
NN2
34
C
2
52
40
4
.565
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
EWA
34
C
1
1
1
0
.500
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
17
9
C
1107
591
37
.652
11
2
 
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
Rank
W
L
T
W%
LG
WS
Ballpark
1
Memphis Red Sox
C
33
54
1
.379
0
0
11
Homestead Grays
C
655
291
23
.692
7
2
5
Pittsburgh Crawfords
C
280
176
13
.614
2
0
8
East All Stars
C
6
5
0
.545
0
0
1
West All Stars
C
1
0
0
1.000
0
0
1
NNL All Stars II
C
2
0
0
1.000
0
0
2
Azules de Veracruz
C
128
65
0
.663
2
0
1
NNL South All Stars
C
1
0
0
1.000
0
0
1
North All Stars
C
1
0
0
1.000
0
0

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