He died at just 35 in 1947. Now Josh Gibson is baseball’s batting average champ

A dark-complected, clean shaven baseball catcher is shown in a black and white photograph that appears to be decades old.

Josh Gibson, who died just three months before the league’s colour barrier was broken, is now the holder of multiple Major League Baseball records as the result of a three-year research project to integrate Negro League accomplishments.

CBC | Sports News

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