This is the Josh Gibson postcard # 8 from the colorful 12-card set featuring the artwork of renowned sports artist Susan Rini. A limited edition set, with only 5,000 produced includes Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Lou Dials, Monte Irvin and Cool Papa Bell with seven other great Negro League players. A beautiful colorful tribute to the old Negro League.
- Postcard measures 3.5" x 5.5"
- Limited Edition of 5,000 numbered pieces produced
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.
This is the Josh Gibson postcard # 8 from the colorful 12-card set featuring the artwork of renowned sports artist Susan Rini. A limited edition set, with only 5,000 produced includes Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Lou Dials, Monte Irvin and Cool Papa Bell with seven other great Negro League players. A beautiful colorful tribute to the old Negro League.
- Postcard measures 3.5" x 5.5"
- Limited Edition of 5,000 numbered pieces produced
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.
