2022 Topps Diamond Greats Die Cut card of Hall of Famer Josh Gibson! This card was inserted randomly into packs of 2022 Topps Baseball Update Series .
- Die-cut insert card
- Part of a set of 25 players in the Update Series (75 players over 2022 Topps Series 1, 2 and Update)
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2022 Topps Update Series Baseball
Player Biography
The greatest power hitter in black baseball, Josh Gibson pounded home runs with regularity, despite playing most of his career in two of baseball’s most cavernous ballparks: Forbes Field and Griffith Stadium. Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson said, “Gibson could do everything – he hits the ball a mile. And he catches so easy he might just as well be in a rocking chair.” Gibson utilized a fluid, compact swing to hit for both average and power, and tales of his mammoth home runs became legendary. A larger-than-life figure, he died just three months before the integration of baseball in the major leagues in 1947.
2022 Topps Diamond Greats Die Cut card of Hall of Famer Josh Gibson! This card was inserted randomly into packs of 2022 Topps Baseball Update Series .
- Die-cut insert card
- Part of a set of 25 players in the Update Series (75 players over 2022 Topps Series 1, 2 and Update)
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2022 Topps Update Series Baseball
Player Biography
The greatest power hitter in black baseball, Josh Gibson pounded home runs with regularity, despite playing most of his career in two of baseball’s most cavernous ballparks: Forbes Field and Griffith Stadium. Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson said, “Gibson could do everything – he hits the ball a mile. And he catches so easy he might just as well be in a rocking chair.” Gibson utilized a fluid, compact swing to hit for both average and power, and tales of his mammoth home runs became legendary. A larger-than-life figure, he died just three months before the integration of baseball in the major leagues in 1947.
