#joshgibson

On This Day in Baseball History: Negro League standout and slugger Josh Gibson (December 21, 1911 - January 20, 1947) often referred to as the "Black Babe Ruth" dies due to complications from a stroke at the age of 35. #JoshGibson #NegroLeagues #NationalNegroLeagues #BlackBabeRuth #HomesteadGrays #PittsburghCrawford #BlackBaseball #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanStudies #BlackHistory #BlackStudies #OnThisDayinBaseballHistory #ThisDayinBaseballHistory #BaseballHistory #HistoriaDelBeisbol #Baseball #Beisbol #BaseballSisco

Love my new t-shirt honoring the 50th anniversary of the great #JoshGibson’s 1972 election to the @BaseballHall of Fame. It helps support the @JoshGibsonFoundation. What a year in 1972…. In addition to the #NegroLeagues legend, seven others including #YogiBerra, #SandyKoufax, #EarlyWynn, #LeftyGomez, #BuckLeonard, #LeftyGomez and former AL President #WillHarridge were also inducted that year. #JG50HOF ⚾️ (at Rockaway, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj09sdovPPE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This week’s artifact from the @YogiBerraMuseum is #YogiBerra’s personal #HallofFame plaque — a smaller cast of the full size one in #Cooperstown! Part of the illustrious @BasebalHall of Fame Class of 1972, Yogi was inducted with another legendary catcher, #JoshGibson and #EarlyWynn, #SandyKoufax, #LeftyGomez and #BuckLeonard. ⚾️ (at Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca7nEMNL_3M/?utm_medium=tumblr

Before I left #Pittsburgh yesterday, I drove over the #HomesteadGraysBridge to visit the neighborhood and see the freshly painted mural of the great #JoshGibson. Realized by artist #JeremyRaymer @jeremymraymer, it’s extraordinary and takes up the entirety of the back of the #VoodooBrewery @VoodooHomestead. The bridge itself is festooned with images of great #NegroLeagues players honoring both the #Grays and the #PittsburghCrawfords. Raymer also painted an incredible #RobertoClemente mural that is not too far from #PNCPark. @MLB @BaseballHall @nlbmuseumkc @nlbmprez @joshgibsonfoundation #baseball ⚾️ (at Voodoo Brewing Co. - Homestead Pub) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRjfD8dMTss/?utm_medium=tumblr

This afternoon, in a drenching rain, I paid my respects to one of the greatest #baseball players who has ever lived, #HallofFamer, #JoshGibson. Buried in historic Allegheny Cemetery here in #Pittsburgh, Gibson’s grave is up a very steep, very slippery hill with a simple stone marking his final resting place that states “Legendary #Baseball Player.” Frankly, in its simplicity, it belies the prodigious talent this man possessed. To conjure that talent, I went to the location of #GreenleeField, the first African-American owned stadium in the #NegroLeagues and imagined the great Gibson crushing monstrous homers for the #PittsburghCrawfords. As the rain soaked through my hat(s) and jersey chilling me thoroughly, the thought of Josh Gibson pounding those homers made me smile, warming me while I imagined the “Legendary Baseball Player.” ⚾️ @MLB @BaseballHall @NLBMuseumKC @NLBPrez @joshgibsonfoundation (at Allegheny Cemetery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRc6vlIsBf4/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Negro League Baseball has been around for over 100 years. How many times have you ever heard it mentioned or taught in schools?? Waiting.... Exactly! We only hear about the greats #SatchelPaige, #JoshGibson, #PopLloyd, but never the league as a whole. Or the creation of the league. Learn about the history of the #NegroLeagueBaseball in the two classic tales of The Adventures of CAM: Full of All-Stars 1 & 2. . Available on Amazon. . https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ1TCGBLZ95/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Negro League Baseball has been around for over 100 years. How many times have you ever heard it mentioned or taught in schools?? Waiting.... Exactly! We only hear about the greats #SatchelPaige, #JoshGibson, #PopLloyd, but never the league as a whole. Or the creation of the league. Learn about the history of the #NegroLeagueBaseball in the two classic tales of The Adventures of CAM: Full of All-Stars 1 & 2. . Available on Amazon. . #books #bookstagram #book #booklover #reading #bookworm #bookstagrammer #bookish #read #booknerd #bookaddict #negroleaguebaseball100 #bookaholic #bookshelf #booksbooksbooks #libros #readersofinstagram #bookphotography #reader #b #booklove #instabooks #art https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ1QlVjBez-/?utm_medium=tumblr

When I went to the @YogiBerraMuseum the other day for the release of the #YogiBerra stamp, I was thrilled to see they had a special exhibit dedicated to the history of the #NegroLeagues. Called “Discover Greatness: An Illustrated History of the Negro Leagues,” the photos date back to the 19th century and feature a stunning historic overview. I spent a lot of time there. Starting with the second photo, here’s some of the players featured: #SatchelPaige #JoshGibson #RoyCampanella 1948 #BirminghamBlackBarons with rookie #WillieMays (arrow pointing to him) Poster Ads for Negro League games 1927 Chicago American Giants Negro League World Champions “Rube” Foster, The Father of Black Baseball 1935 Kansas City Monarchs 1944 Homestead Grays Negro League World Series Champions including #HallofFamers, #JoshGibson, #BuckLeonard and #CoolPapaBell @MLB @BaseballHall @nlbmuseumkc ⚾️ (at Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQlrV2yMlP8/?utm_medium=tumblr