WHO is the Black Babe Ruth? (The Life of Josh Gibson)  

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Babe Ruth is the white Josh Gibson not the other way around

Thank you for this presentation. My family is from Pittsburgh and my father who died in 1993, was a huge baseball fan who also grew up and lived in Pittsburgh while Josh Gibson played there. He saw him play many times and always told me that he was the greatest player who ever played. Although we moved to Harrisburg in 1947 I always was a fanatical Pirate fan. And when the incomparable Roberto Clemente came up he immediately became my favorite player…to this day. It is a great tragedy that Roberto’s number #21 has not been retired, not only of his heroic death but because Latin players, who are the dominant force in baseball, consider him to be their idol. Thank you again. Chuck Cohen

Rip Josh Gibson a true great American and ball player wish he could of lived longer to see some change in the game he loved

I am glad that Baseball records are finally admitting the stats of the Negro league's. It doesn't take anything away from Ruth, Gehrig, Williams or anyone else. People will still talk about them, it just adds to Baseball and the legacy of all these marvelous players.⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾

Great video. And love for Josh. As a lifelong fan of baseball, I'm happy today. It's earned, respected.

Rest like the best great uncle

Josh Gibson is the greatest hitter ever lived. My dad saw him play winter ball in PR and he told no greater hitter ever held a bat. He laughed whenever someone said Bench is the greatest catcher ever. (His answer Bench couldnt carry Gibsons bat)

Josh Gibson is now baseball’s all-time leader in several new key categories.

Incredible biography! We need more such historical information.

Gibson was discovered by a man named Harold Tinker better known as HOOKS he was player/manager of a semi pro team crawford colored giants of Pittsburg. Later on a man named Gus Greenlee he bought the rights of the colored giants and turn them into a pro unit Thus the Pittsburg Crawfords were born.

Great baseball player. Very sad he never made it in the major's.

Not the black Babe Ruth, but the Amazing Josh Gibson

The Greatest hitter EVER!

Thank you for the knowledge about Americans of African decent much love Brother

What could have been.

880 ft hr? Lol What was exit velo? 175 mph?

No doubt Josh Gibson would have been a star among stars in the Major Leagues. Clearly his career was thwarted by the death of his young wife. Yet, the real culprit was the racist environment he suffered through. The player he was so often compared to, Babe Ruth, had a country club existence by contrast. Gibson couldn't go to restaurants or hotels as white ball players could. His pay was lower and he was constantly traveling by bus. The white teams traveled by Train. The average white baseball player had no idea what tough was. The conditions Gibson and the black players dealt with makes their accomplishments even greater. Ruth was the "White Josh Gibson." Not the other way around. Gibson drank himself to death, because he knew he was better than any white player alive. Perhaps since. Look at the All-Time Home Run lists and it is dominated by black players. Barry Bonds, (although tainted, ) Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks. And on and on and on. These five men totalled over 3,000 Home Runs in their fabulous careers. Those who saw them play say that Josh Gibson was the best among them. In the words of the Black Newspaper The Pittsburgh Courier," Josh Gibson was murdered by Big League Baseball." Him and all the other Black Stars who plied their trade in obscurity. Killed in cold blood by Jim Crow racism.

His newly MLB stats indicate that Josh Gibson had a total of 166 homeruns where do you get your stats ? He has been awarded the highest lifetime average of .372 over Cobbs. 366

What a legend

What does it matter what color he is? Is he not a baseball player?

So where does this put him in the record books ?

First guy to hit the ball out of the park... They jus don’t give him his credit at all..

I wish Josh was seen for who he was and not compared to Babe Ruth. Because Josh was better than the Babe. Josh not only hit for power. He hit for a high average for his career and was solid behind the plate with a cannon for an arm. Josh was the total package at the plate and behind it

U GOT IT WRONG BABE RUTH WAS THE WHITE JOSH GIBSON

The Negro Leagues were filled not only with men of unmeasureable talent, but also with stories that would put men like Aesop and the Grimm Brothers to shame. My favorite involves Josh. While playing for the Homestead Grays, he was in Pittsburgh, playing the Crawfords when he hit a ball so high, it disappeared from sight. People naturally assumed it was a home run. The next day, the same 2 teams and same umpire crew were in Washington, D.C., when a ball mysteriously dropped from the heavens and into a Crawfords outfielder's glove. The umpire turned to Josh and said 'You're out...yesterday in Pittsburgh!'

Babe Ruth was the black babe Ruth 👀

I thought they said he had the highest avg ahead of Ty Cobb?

I wonder how many homers this guy would of hit today. Crazy to think

Babe Ruth might have been “passing.”

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880 foot home run? This is the kind of apocryphal stories that make me question all those who claim he was the greatest hitter ever. None of the statistics in this video match up with Baseball Reference why?

This is getting ridiculous. Gibson did not face enough major league talent to make this claim. If he was so good, why was Campanella, a great MAJOR LEAGUE catcher chosen over Gibson

This is a lot o hyperbole…U can’t hit an 850 ft Hr into Yankee Stadium bleachers…not never

There is no such thing.

Pretty mid

WISH THEY STOP CALLING HIM THE BLACK BABE RUTH SMDH... HES JOSH GIBSON AND WAS WAAAAAAY BETTER THAN RUTH. HES THE G.O.A.T OF BASEBALL

Honestly it's disrespectful to call anybody the "black babe ruth" please , there will never be no such thing !!! Only one babe ruth !!! And he will remain the greatest ever!! Show a little respect!!

Babe Ruth, The white man's Josh Gibson

Babe was black

No such thing exists

He was better than babe Ruth ... Why say black babe Ruth stop it

Typical black father. Abandons his kids. Babe Ruth will always be the Best...

Thankfully he made it.. 🙏 to finally be known to be the goat