Oscar Charleston
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Oscar McKinley Charleston was an American center fielder, first baseman and manager in Negro league baseball and the Cuban League. Over his 43-year baseball career, Charleston played or managed with m
Charleston in 1924
1920s baseball card of Charleston
Charleston (standing far right) with the 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords
Josh Gibson
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Joshua Gibson was an American professional baseball catcher who played primarily in the Negro leagues. In 1972, he became the second Negro league player to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of
Oscar Charleston
…early stars, Charleston was, by 1920, generally considered "the greatest center fielder and one of the most reliable sluggers in black baseball." He and Josh Gibson share the record for Negro league batting titles with three. He was the second player to win consecutive Triple Crowns in either batting or pitching…
Gibson with the Homestead Grays in 1931
A water tower in Buena Vista, Georgia, proclaims the town to be the "Home of Josh Gibson".
Gibson's plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame