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The next player that I collect that came up on the randomizer is Josh Gibson. I love it every time I can get my hands on a card of a Negro Leaguer simply because they are so few and far between. Gibson was one of their biggest stars and I believe he would have given Ruth's records a run for their money had he been allowed to play in the Major Leagues. Legend has it that Gibson hit more than 800 home runs but you have to be cognizant of the fact that Josh played a lot of his games barnstorming against local fire departments and other pick-up teams. Stats are incomplete but he played sixteen-years with the Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Homestead Grays and according to my research, he led his league in home runs 11 times (!), was a 13-time All-star and a 5-time MVP. All of that before his untimely death at the age of 35. Josh was the second Negro Leaguer inducted into the Hall of Fame after Satchel Paige. I currently have 145 different Beckett recognized cards of Mr. Gibson. Here are nine from my collection.

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1990 Negro League Stars #2 Josh Gibson
2001 Fleer Tradition Stitches in Time #ST9 Josh Gibson
2003 SP Legendary Cuts #70 Josh Gibson/1299

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2003 SP Legendary Cuts Etched in Time 175 #JG Josh Gibson
2004 Topps Tribute HOF #27 Josh Gibson
2005 Bowman Sterling #JGI Josh Gibson Seat C (This card contains a slice of a seat from Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.)

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2005 Topps Turkey Red White #306 Josh Gibson RET
2013 Sportkings #273 Josh Gibson
2014 Panini Hall of Fame Crusades Purple #42 Josh Gibson