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Joshua (Josh) Gibson
(1911-1947)
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By Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Joshua (Josh) Gibson Marker | | |
Inscription. Hailed as Negro leagues' greatest slugger, he hit some 800 home runs in a baseball career that began here at Ammons Field in 1929. Played for Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords, 1930-1946. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Famein 1972.
Erected 1996 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location. 40° 26.916′ N, 79° 58.655′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Marker is on Bedford Avenue. Click for map. Located near Macedonia Baptist Church in the Hill District of Pittsburgh. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2217 Bedford Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15219, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Art Blakey (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crawford Grill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Greenlee Field (approx. 0.3 miles away); Daisy E. Lampkin (approx. 0.3 miles away); Westinghouse Railroad Air Brake (approx. 0.3 miles away); State Violence Incites Rioting (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saint Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Seige at the 26th Street Roundhouse (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Pittsburgh.
Also see . . .
1. Josh Gibson at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on March 16, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
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By Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Joshua (Josh) Gibson Marker | | Looking south on Bedford Avenue | | |
2. Josh Gibson - Behind the Marker. (Submitted on June 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
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| | | 3. Joshua (Josh) Gibson | | |
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| | | 4. Negro League baseball catcher Josh Gibson throwing mask into air | | Courtesy of the Carnegie Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Charles "Teenie" Harris | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 382 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on March 16, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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