Buck O’ Neil, who many people came to know through Ken Burns’ Baseball documentary, said that there was a noise he only heard ...

Still, Gibson didn't play in the majors of that era due to the color barrier that didn't allow non-white players from participating. Nearly a century later, he's on top of some of the most ...

His name was Josh Gibson. He was a Negro League star catcher who, despite Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier, actually might just be the best player the Negro Leagues had ever seen.

What accolades does Josh Gibson have? Gibson has numerous accolades under his name. Here's a full list: 12 All-Star nods (1933-36, 1939, 1942-44, 1946) 2 Negro World Series champions (1943, 1944) ...

What accolades does Josh Gibson have? Gibson has numerous accolades under his name. Here's a full list: 12 All-Star nods (1933-36, 1939, 1942-44, 1946) 2 Negro World Series champions (1943, 1944) ...

Josh Gibson died in January 1947, a little more than three months before Jackie Robinson broke professional baseball's so-called "color barrier." Despite never playing a single inning in the two ...

Josh Gibson was a celebrated young athlete in Pittsburgh, where his family moved from Buena Vista, Virginia, when he was 12 years old. He was a catcher for a Black amateur team called Gimbels A.C.

What accolades does Josh Gibson have? Gibson has numerous accolades under his name. Here's a full list: 12 All-Star nods (1933-36, 1939, 1942-44, 1946) 2 Negro World Series champions (1943, 1944) ...

In the spring of 2024, MLB merged select records from the Negro Leagues into their own record books. This change acknowledged Josh Gibson as baseball’s all-time batting average leader (.372).