It's a bigger shame he was prevented from playing in the bigs due only to his skin color. So on the 66th anniversary of his tragic death, let us remember Josh Gibson. Hat-tip: ThisDateInBaseball ...

He is Josh Gibson Jr.’s grandson ... When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, Negro League stars finally were welcomed into the majors, and the Negro Leagues began to fade.

Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when Negro ...