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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Josh_GibsonJosh Gibson - Wikipedia

    For example, against all levels of competition, Gibson hit 69 home runs in 1934; the same year, in 52 league games, he hit 11 home runs. Gibson (standing, center) with the 1932 Crawfords. In 1933, he hit .467 with 55 home runs in 137 games against all levels of competition.

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  3. www.sportingnews.com › us › mlbJosh Gibson stats: How good was Negro Leagues star who now ...

    May 29, 2024 · Some say that Gibson hit nearly 800 home runs, which would make him the all-time leader in home runs. That said, his Negro League stats have his home run count at 166. Josh Gibson death....

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  5. www.mlb.com › news › josh-gibson-s-stats-talentJosh Gibson's stats, talent transcend even his own legend

    May 29, 2024 · Gibson’s Hall of Fame plaque states that he bashed nearly 800 home runs during his career. Other estimates have that number closer to 1,000. These accounts -- apocryphal or not -- all add to Gibson’s towering baseball legacy.

  6. www.baseball-reference.com › players › gJosh Gibson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status ...

    How many home runs did Josh Gibson have? Josh Gibson had 166 home runs over his career. What was Josh Gibson's average? Josh Gibson had a .373 average over his career. How many teams has Josh Gibson played for? Josh Gibson played for 3 teams; the Memphis Red Sox, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays. How many World Series has Josh Gibson ...

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  7. www.britannica.com › biography › Josh-GibsonJosh Gibson | Biography, Stats, & Facts | Britannica

    Jun 7, 2024 · (According to some accounts, Gibson also hit 84 home runs in 1936 and amassed nearly 800 career homers, though these figures have been disputed and exceed commonly cited totals.)

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  8. baseballhall.org › hall-of-famers › gibson-joshGibson, Josh | Baseball Hall of Fame

    But hitting is what made Gibson the second-highest paid player in black baseball behind Satchel Paige, another future Hall of Famer. The Sporting News, baseball’s written authority for decades, credited Gibson in 1967 with hitting a 580-foot home run in Yankee Stadium.

  9. www.cbc.ca › negro-league-records-gibson-1He died at just 35 in 1947. Now Josh Gibson is baseball's ...

    May 29, 2024 · "Josh Gibson would have hit home runs in any league, in any era, had he been given the opportunity to do so," Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick said earlier this year in a...