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

All Teammate Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Vic Harris	12	1930	1945	7.9
Agustín Bejerano	1	1941	1941	3.3
Dan Wilson	3	1936	1946	1.3
Mike Simon	1	1940	1940	0.9
Lennie Pearson	3	1942	1946	0.4

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jerry Benjamin	9	1937	1946	12.2
Cool Papa Bell	10	1932	1946	8.7
Chaney White	1	1930	1930	0.7
Jimpsey Roussell	1	1930	1930	0.4
Tetelo Vargas	2	1942	1943	0.1

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Dave Hoskins	3	1944	1946	2.7
David Whatley	4	1939	1944	2.7
Manuel Salvatierra	1	1940	1940	2.3
Jim Williams	3	1937	1939	2.3
Rap Dixon	3	1932	1934	2.2

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Sam Bankhead	9	1935	1946	16.5
Willie Wells	7	1935	1942	7.3
Chester Williams	8	1930	1942	4.1
Jake Stephens	3	1930	1932	2.3
Dick Lundy	2	1933	1934	0.4

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
George Scales	3	1930	1943	6.0
Matt Carlisle	7	1937	1946	4.0
John Henry Russell	2	1932	1933	3.4
Pat Patterson	3	1935	1942	2.3
Charles Zomphier	1	1930	1930	0.3

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Howard Easterling	4	1940	1946	7.7
Jud Wilson	9	1931	1945	6.3
Martín Dihigo	1	1940	1940	5.3
Ray Dandridge	5	1937	1944	4.2
Henry Spearman	3	1938	1943	1.1

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Buck Leonard	10	1935	1946	22.3
Oscar Charleston	7	1930	1936	13.1
Angel Castro	1	1940	1940	2.4
Lázaro Salazar	2	1940	1941	1.9
Johnny Washington	1	1936	1936	0.9

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Josh Gibson	17	1930	1946	60.3
Bill Perkins	5	1932	1936	1.1
Buck Ewing	1	1930	1930	0.8
Tommie Dukes	3	1937	1939	0.7
John Barnes	1	1930	1930	0.3

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ray Brown	9	1935	1945	28.3
Satchel Paige	6	1931	1942	17.3
Leroy Matlock	4	1933	1936	11.9
Johnny Wright	4	1942	1945	10.9
Ramón Bragaña	2	1940	1941	9.7
Edsall Walker	8	1937	1945	8.8
Roy Welmaker	6	1937	1945	8.6
Roy Partlow	5	1938	1943	8.0
Joe Williams	3	1930	1932	7.6
Barney Brown	5	1938	1946	7.4
William Bell	4	1932	1935	5.9
Sam Streeter	5	1932	1936	5.3
Garnett Blair	4	1942	1946	4.1
Spoon Carter	7	1933	1945	3.7
Roosevelt Davis	2	1934	1935	3.3
Leon Day	6	1937	1946	3.2
George Britt	4	1930	1940	3.2
Willie Foster	2	1931	1936	3.0
Wilmer Fields	3	1940	1946	2.8
Bert Hunter	3	1933	1935	2.6

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Louis Dula	2	1937	1938	1.5
Oscar Owens	2	1930	1931	0.7
Bob Thurman	1	1946	1946	0.6
Slim Jones	1	1934	1934	0.4
George Sherkliff	1	1932	1932	0.4
Dave Barnhill	3	1942	1945	0.3
Jonas Gaines	3	1940	1946	0.3
Bill Byrd	5	1936	1946	0.3
Ciscero Warren	1	1946	1946	0.3
Jim Haynes	1	1946	1946	0.3
Johnny Johnson	1	1944	1944	0.2
Lefty Boone	1	1944	1944	0.2
Primitivo Calles	1	1940	1940	0.2
Charles Dunklin	1	1936	1936	0.1
Ted Trent	1	1935	1935	0.1
Ollie West	1	1943	1943	0.1
Bennie Charleston	1	1932	1932	0.1
John Lewis	1	1945	1945	0.1
Irving Vincent	1	1934	1934	0.0
Cecil Kaiser	1	1946	1946	0.0