Legend Behind the Plate: The Josh Gibson Story

[vgr112261]

Josh Gibson was the best catcher of all time.

[allsports249]

hry i know he was a power hitter but did the negro leagues measure the fences for all i known 100 of hishome runs couldve benn flyouts if he was i n the majors

[religionisajoke1000]

@allsports249 : Forbes Field was one of the most difficult parks to hit a homerun in.

[summerof1994]

As a power hitting catcher, I can't begin to tell you how much I respect this guy, 972 Home Runs? Fucking Ridiculous, Its just a tragedy that Mr. Gibson's greatness is tarnished by people's skepticism, and that he never got the chance to prove he ws truly the best because of the color of his skin. If Hank Aaron never played in the majors do you think people would really believe he would be theHR King? At least he's in the Hall, so its not a total shame. REPECT, JOSH...

[satan865]

972 homeruns...way better than babe ruth

[noclouds111]

@satan865 & way better than Bonds.

[MaoSuratt911]

Well said Sean G,your great grandfather would be proud.

[EeVvAaNn3]

The problem with the HR king thing is, no one knows how many home runs he really hit (Negro Leagues had a reputation for poor record keeping). FWIW, Wikipedia has him with 115 HR in 1,855 AB with a SLG% of .648 and ISO (Isolated Power, which is SLG-BA to remove singles) around .289.

[allsports249]

@EeVvAaNn3 you probably read his rookie year

[orison319]

where are the jobs today for black youths?.. from HIgh School to the County Jail.. Need to end that trend.......

[birdhall31]

White folks will always be second best to blacks in sports period, you think I'm lying; just watch ESPN. All the best athletes are black, just imagine how good these guys were back in the day. White folks just keep us out of shit and create their own heroes like Ruth, Williams, Dimaggio, knowing that players like Gibson couldn't play on the same field with them.

[andrewr62]

@birdhall31 Exclude heavyweight boxing which has been dominated buy east europeans for almost a decade now. For that matter MMA too.

[Swampy14]

it's hard to say if he would be the home run king. Negro league baseball was very popular and they played everywheres. So i asume that some parks were smaller. It is a crying shame that he and many many many others never got to play in the big leagues. I do believe however that Satchel Paige was the best there ever was. Check out Ken Burns documentry on baseball, it's truely amazing.

[dolphinbuc]

Josh Gibson =Total beast!

[tith1tv]

IT'S BASEBALL SEASON...

[HennyHenn209]

Babe Ruth was and is the White Josh Gibson. Gibson hit way over 800 homeruns he is truely the HR KING

[banenwn]

@HennyHenn209 sorry have to dissagree there and im not even a ruth fan.ruth had alot beter pitching to deal with and many of gibsons homeruns were in the lesser dominican/mexican league.not taking anything away from him deffinetley a great player but you give babe ruth the pitching that josh gibson faced you might be talking 1000 lifetime homeruns

[crazymiles]

@HennyHenn209

Gibson, of course, was an extremely gifted and powerful hitter. But the 800 figure is just a legend. The negro leagues did not keep many statistics, so it's impossible to know just how many home runs he hit.

[EverettBurger]

Any baseball historian out there ever researched the science behind the strength and power of Gibson?

Any evidence out there regarding his diet? Exercise routine?

The athletes, trainers, and coaches of today certainly can learn much from the stars of yesterday.

[bopcomm]

It is WAAAAAAAAAY past time that this man gets the recognition he deserves!!! THANK-YOU to all involved for your time and efforts.