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On the anniversary of his death, remembering Josh GibsonOn Jan. 20, 1947, baseball lost a legend. Josh Gibson, the most prodigious power hitter in Negro Leagues history -- and perhaps baseball history -- died of a stroke at the age of 35.

Historical marker in Monessen to recall Josh Gibson home runJosh Gibson, all-time Negro League great, smacked 238 home runs during his illustrious baseball career.

MLB is finally recognizing Negro Leagues stats, but Josh Gibson won't become baseball's official home run kingGibson was one of the greatest players ever, but it doesn't appear he had 763 'official' home runs

Baseball legend Josh Gibson's great grandson says MLB recognizing Negro Leagues is "excellent" first stepSean Gibson told CBS News it helps his campaign to rename baseball's MVP trophy after his great grandfather – and replace the commissioner who kept him out of the major leagues.

Baseball Reference Adds Negro Leagues Statistics, Rewriting Its Record Book (Published 2021)M.L.B. is still working to incorporate Negro league statistics, but a popular website now lets fans put some of the numbers in context.

Josh Gibson: MLB’s all-time average leader?Negro League star Josh Gibson could supplant Ty Cobb atop the MLB batting average list Months from now, when the Elias Sports Bureau completes its work of ...

Josh Gibson Biography at Black History Now1911-1947 Josh Gibson was widely believed to be the greatest home run hitter of his time, and possibly of all time. Tragically, he was unable to participate in major league baseball due to discrimination against African Americans. He died just three months before the sport’s integration. Sandlot Star Gibson was born in Buena Vista, Georgia,[continue reading...]

Gibson's kin hopes for MVP Award renamingPITTSBURGH -- Sean Gibson had plans Wednesday afternoon. He was going to join general manager Ben Cherington and several other Pirates officials out in the community, handing out holiday gifts on behalf of Pirates Charities and the Josh Gibson Foundation. Then a winter snowstorm blanketed the city in nearly 10

MLB Retrospectively Elevates Negro Leagues to Major League StatusThe move grants recognition to some of baseball’s pioneers from 1920 to 1948 and immediately rewrites the game’s record books

1942 Negro World Series: Two legends face offWhile volunteering with the Smithsonian’s sports collection for the past three months, I ran across a jacket patch worn by the manager of the World Champion 1942 Kansas City Monarchs, John “Buck” O’Neil.

The Black Babe RuthOr was it the white Josh Gibson?

Neyer: Gibson's legendary Yankee Stadium blastDid Josh Gibson hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium? Rob Neyer examines this legendary story.

"The Black Babe Ruth"It is undisputed that Josh Gibson was the greatest position player in Negro League history. He could field, throw, catch, and most of all, he could hit. His power was legendary. It was claimed by Chicago American Giants infielder Jack Marshall that Gibson hit a ball out of Yankee Stadium in 1934, in the history of the stadium the only player [...]

MLB Stunner: Negro Leagues Are Officially ElevatedThere’s a new all-time leader in ERA+ for starters: Satchel Paige

Game ChangersHow the “Little World Series of the West” played a significant role in breaking the color barrier in baseball.

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Moses, Satchel, Smokey Joe, Cool Papa: The Negro Leagues celebrate 100 years of great, and sadly overlooked, baseballThe Negro Leagues, celebrating its 100th anniversary, is an often-overlooked chapter in baseball history.

The Negro Leagues are now part of official MLB stats. But don't expect major changes in the record books | CNNJosh Gibson, one of the greatest sluggers in the history of Negro Leagues, could become big league baseball's single-season batting average record holder with the .441 mark he set 77 years ago. That's because Major League Baseball this week sought to correct a longstanding wrong by recognizing the Negro Leagues as its equivalent and counting the statistics and records of thousands of Black players as part of the game's storied past.

Opinion: MLB gesture to Negro League players is honorable but now it's time to pay themMLB announced it is now recognizing the Negro Leagues as major league. The next step is to retroactively pay the players and surviving families.

'We've always been somebody:' Negro League families say MLB recognition 'long overdue'It took a monumental team effort -- decades of record gathering and researching -- plus a year filled with social and racial unrest before Major League Baseball finally recognized the statistics and achievements of Negro League players.

Josh Gibson: Super estrella de las Ligas Negras : CUARTO BATLas mejores historias del beisbol mexicano y de Grandes Ligas están aqui

'Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 20: No disputing Josh Gibson's greatness with Homestead GraysThe Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 20: Josh Gibson To say Josh Gibson’s career was the stuff of legend is a nod to the tales about the power-hitting catcher hitting

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