#5 Josh Gibson, Catcher, 37 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Josh Gibson
12/21/1911
37
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
6"1
220
Catcher
R
R
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Some ability
6 / 6 (Extremely Popular)
6 / 6 (Extremely Popular)
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,250,000
1950
20 Year(s), 24 Days (3464 total Days)
172 Day(s)
21 Year(s), 0 Days (3612 total Days)
20 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Talent | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
C : 4 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/21 | PIT | W 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 9/23 | @BSN | W 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/26 | PHI | W 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/27 | PHI | W 6-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 9/28 | @CIN | W 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 9/29 | STL | W 18-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #5 | | |
| 9/30 | @NYN | L 0-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 10/1 | PIT | W 9-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 10/2 | @BRO | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 10/4 | STL | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 136 | 508 | 140 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 85 | 66 | 46 | 77 | .276 | .332 | .407 | .740 | .645 | .132 |
| Projected | 136 | 508 | 140 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 85 | 66 | 46 | 77 | .276 | .332 | .407 | .740 | .645 | .132 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 125 | 560 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 207 | 39 | 0 | 3 | .0 | 67.2 | 4.6 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 138 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .287 | .391 | .678 |
| vs. RHP | 370 | 107 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 52 | 36 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .349 | .414 | .762 |
| Close/Late | 55 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .436 | .458 | .564 | 1.021 |
| Scoring Position | 156 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .361 | .481 | .842 |
| Pinch Hitting | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .182 | .300 | .482 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 66 | 254 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 21 | 41 | .272 | .324 | .386 | .710 |
| Road | 70 | 254 | 71 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 25 | 36 | .280 | .340 | .429 | .770 |
| March/April | 21 | 80 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | .300 | .348 | .475 | .823 |
| May | 22 | 87 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 11 | .322 | .385 | .460 | .845 |
| June | 23 | 79 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 10 | .278 | .314 | .342 | .656 |
| July | 22 | 85 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 17 | .259 | .308 | .376 | .684 |
| August | 23 | 90 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 18 | .300 | .357 | .533 | .890 |
| Sept/Oct | 25 | 87 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 13 | .195 | .280 | .253 | .533 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1929 | 15 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .096 | .175 | .135 | .310 | BSN CHC |
| 1930 | 91 | 357 | 95 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 66 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .279 | .431 | .711 | CHC |
| 1931 | 126 | 501 | 128 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 77 | 55 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 3 | 0 | .255 | .280 | .413 | .693 | CHC,NL |
| 1932 | 120 | 442 | 106 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 53 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 2 | 0 | .240 | .267 | .387 | .654 | CHC |
| 1933 | 133 | 493 | 137 | 28 | 9 | 21 | 90 | 73 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .312 | .499 | .811 | CHC,NL |
| 1934 | 151 | 555 | 178 | 43 | 4 | 28 | 125 | 112 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 1 | .321 | .364 | .564 | .928 | CHC,NL |
| 1935 | 145 | 538 | 194 | 34 | 5 | 42 | 132 | 101 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 1 | 2 | .361 | .409 | .677 | 1.086 | CHC,NL |
| 1936 | 153 | 577 | 177 | 32 | 5 | 36 | 118 | 104 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 1 | 1 | .307 | .344 | .567 | .911 | CHC,NL |
| 1937 | 143 | 543 | 157 | 36 | 5 | 25 | 95 | 93 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .340 | .512 | .852 | CHC,NL |
| 1938 | 145 | 524 | 160 | 31 | 5 | 43 | 141 | 108 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .360 | .630 | .990 | CHC,NL |
| 1939 | 110 | 400 | 128 | 32 | 3 | 37 | 88 | 87 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 0 | .320 | .389 | .693 | 1.081 | CHC |
| 1940 | 146 | 500 | 157 | 39 | 7 | 38 | 94 | 101 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .393 | .648 | 1.041 | CHC,NL |
| 1941 | 151 | 553 | 195 | 48 | 1 | 52 | 150 | 111 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .419 | .725 | 1.144 | CHC,NL |
| 1942 | 147 | 524 | 153 | 30 | 3 | 29 | 112 | 88 | 64 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .364 | .527 | .891 | CHC,NL |
| 1943 | 140 | 501 | 157 | 37 | 5 | 38 | 119 | 92 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 2 | .313 | .379 | .635 | 1.013 | CHC,NL |
| 1944 | 89 | 313 | 94 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 75 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .375 | .562 | .938 | CHC,NL |
| 1945 | 142 | 552 | 179 | 45 | 4 | 32 | 135 | 98 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .389 | .594 | .984 | CHC,NL |
| 1946 | 148 | 572 | 180 | 44 | 2 | 28 | 127 | 98 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 1 | .315 | .362 | .545 | .907 | CHC,NL |
| 1947 | 141 | 512 | 164 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 115 | 101 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 1 | .320 | .383 | .482 | .865 | CHC,NL |
| 1948 | 141 | 507 | 141 | 35 | 2 | 20 | 103 | 77 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .332 | .473 | .805 | CHC,NL |
| 1949 | 136 | 508 | 140 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 85 | 66 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 3 | .276 | .332 | .407 | .740 | CHC |
| Total | 2713 | 10024 | 3025 | 636 | 72 | 566 | 2103 | 1712 | 889 | 0 | 103 | 1432 | 12 | 17 | .302 | .355 | .549 | .904 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1929, A | 64 | 244 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 1 | 7 | .238 | .309 | .357 | .665 |
| 1929, AA | 36 | 120 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 8 | .233 | .298 | .292 | .589 |
| 1929, AAA | 15 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .172 | .200 | .372 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1946 | 12 | 51 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .373 | .448 | .686 | 1.135 |
| 1947 | 12 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .231 | .306 | .537 |
| Total | 24 | 100 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .345 | .500 | .845 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 131 | 125 | 761 | 50 | 0 | 818 | 7 | .991 | 1122.1 | 6.56 | 4 | 102 | 26 | 25.5 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1929...
Traded from Boston (N) to Chicago (N) on 2/6/1929 (Going to BSN: P Connie Rector, P Bill Holland, C Bill Perkins, P Joe Giard, P Myles Thomas. Going to CHC: C Josh Gibson)...
Had first career hit on 6/19/1929, off Tony Kaufmann (PIT)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1930, off Guy Bush (BRO)...
Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game...
9/1/1932: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $595,000 per year, for 3 years.
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 5/12/1934...
Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game...
Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 8/16/1934...
Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 5/26/1935...
6/19/1935: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $5,930,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game...
Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 8/3/1935...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1935, hitting .609 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1935, hitting .619 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1935, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1935, hitting .531 with 11 HR, 39 RBI...
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1935...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 4/24/1936...
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1938, hitting .478 with 5 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1938...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1939, hitting .579 with 3 HR, 6 RBI...
Injured on 6/7/1939 with a Fractured Ulna, out for 5 weeks...
7/29/1939: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $8,250,000 per year, for 7 years.
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 10/2/1940...
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1940...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1941, hitting .500 with 7 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1941, hitting .600 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1942, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Injured on 3/10/1943 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4-5 weeks...
Had 2000th career hit on 5/17/1943, off Hi Bithorn (NYN)...
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1943, hitting .600 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 9/18/1943...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1943, hitting .402 with 8 HR, 24 RBI...
Drove in 8 runs against Cincinnati on 5/10/1944...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1944, hitting .435 with 5 HR, 14 RBI...
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/14/1944 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for 9 weeks...
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1945, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 14 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 8 RBI against Pittsburgh on 9/18/1945...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1945, hitting .391 with 8 HR, 38 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1945, hitting .545 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Had 500th career homerun on 6/8/1946, off Joe Beggs (BRO)...
6/19/1946: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $8,250,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 7/10/1946...
Had 5 hits with 8 RBI against Cincinnati on 8/30/1946...
Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1946...
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1947...
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1947...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New York (N) on 6/30/1949...
Had 3000th career hit on 8/20/1949, off Al Javery (BRO)...
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AVG
1935 - .361 - 1st
1941 - .353 - 2nd
1945 - .324 - 9th
1947 - .320 - 10th
| OBP
1935 - .409 - 7th
1941 - .419 - 6th
| SLG
1935 - .677 - 7th
1938 - .630 - 5th
1940 - .648 - 6th
1941 - .725 - 4th
1943 - .635 - 7th
1945 - .594 - 10th
1946 - .545 - 6th
| OPS
1935 - 1.086 - 6th
1938 - .990 - 8th
1940 - 1.041 - 10th
1941 - 1.144 - 4th
1943 - 1.013 - 10th
| Hits
1935 - 194 - 6th
1941 - 195 - 8th
1946 - 180 - 8th
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Doubles
1941 - 48 - 6th
1945 - 45 - 1st
1946 - 44 - 6th
| Triples
1933 - 9 - 10th
| Homeruns
1935 - 42 - 10th
1938 - 43 - 7th
1939 - 37 - 10th
1941 - 52 - 6th
1943 - 38 - 8th
| RBI
1938 - 141 - 5th
1941 - 150 - 5th
1945 - 135 - 8th
1946 - 127 - 4th
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