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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

    Notes:


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


    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
    51
    38
    2
    .573
    ✔
    Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
    EWA
    21
    C
    2
    0
    1
    0
    .000
    No Home Ballpark
    NN2
    22
    C
    2
    52
    29
    3
    .642
    Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
    EWA
    22
    C
    1
    1
    0
    0
    1.000
    No Home Ballpark
    NN2
    23
    C
    1
    50
    23
    3
    .685
    ✔
    Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
    EWA
    23
    C
    1
    1
    0
    0
    1.000
    Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
    NLP
    23
    C
    1
    4
    3
    0
    .571
    Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
    NN2
    24
    C
    1
    48
    33
    2
    .593
    Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
    EWA
    24
    C
    1
    1
    0
    0
    1.000
    No Home Ballpark
    NN2
    25
    C
    1
    60
    19
    1
    .759
    ✔
    Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA)
    NN2
    26
    C
    1
    56
    15
    0
    .789
    ✔
    Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
    NAA
    26
    C
    1
    2
    0
    0
    1.000
    No Home Ballpark
    NN2
    27
    C
    1
    49
    21
    1
    .700
    Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
    EWA
    27
    C
    1
    1
    1
    0
    .500
    Yankee Stadium (New York, NY)
    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)
    NvM
    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
    2
    1
    1
    0
    .500
    Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
    17
    9
    C
    1077
    567
    35
    .655
    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
    640
    279
    22
    .696
    7
    2
    5
    Pittsburgh Crawfords
    C
    265
    164
    12
    .618
    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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