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Facts

Born December 21, 1911 ā€¢ Georgia
Died January 20, 1947 (aged 35) ā€¢ Pittsburgh ā€¢ Pennsylvania
Awards And Honors Baseball Hall of Fame (1972)

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Josh Gibson, catcher for the Homestead Grays, poses in a batting stance with a baseball bat at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, wearing a baseball uniform and cap.
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Jackie Robinson, wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform and cap, stands outdoors holding a baseball bat in a batting stance, looking intently ahead.
Jackie Robinson
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The ā€œfather of Black baseballā€
Rube Foster
American baseball player
The Say Hey Kid
Willie Mays
American baseball player
An all-time baseball great
Oscar Charleston
American baseball player and manager
Banks, Ernie
Ernie Banks
American baseball player
Buck Leonard
Buck Leonard
American athlete
Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella
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Judy Johnson
American baseball player and manager
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Gary Carter
American baseball player
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Ernie Lombardi
American baseball player
Satchel Paige in a baseball uniform pitching on a field in 1942, captured mid-throw with his arm extended and glove hand raised.
Satchel Paige
American baseball player
Yogi Berra, wearing a New York Yankees uniform and cap, sits on a dugout bench holding a catcher's mitt at a baseball stadium in 1953.
Yogi Berra
American baseball player
Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds in catcher's gear stands next to Tom Seaver of the New York Mets, who is smiling in a batting helmet and pinstripe uniform, during a game.
Johnny Bench
American baseball player
The fastest base runner of all time
Cool Papa Bell
American baseball player
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Bill Dickey
American baseball player
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Ted Radcliffe
American baseball player
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Billy Williams
American baseball player
Dave Winfield
Dave Winfield
American baseball player
Bud Fowler
Bud Fowler
American baseball player
ā€œMan of stealā€
Rickey Henderson
American baseball player

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