Josh Gibson – Biography
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Josh Gibson – Biography

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Josh Gibson Positions: Catcher, Outfielder and First Baseman Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg) Born: December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, GA Died: January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA High School: Allegheny HS (Pittsburgh, PA) Debut: July 31, 1930, for the Homestead Grays Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by Negro League Committee) View Josh Gibson’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Full Name: Joshua…

Phillies and Robins combine to score 50 runs in a double header

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At the Baker Bowl, the Brooklyn Robins outslug the Philadelphia Phillies for a 20 – 16 victory in the first game of a doubleheader. Babe Herman and Johnny Frederick each have five hits for Brooklyn. The Phillies win the second game, 8 – 6. Frederick scores eight runs in the doubleheader to set a major league record for most runs scored in two games. The teams combine for a record 50 runs in a doubleheader.

At Ebbets Field, the Robins come from behind to edge the Giants, 3 – 2, behind Dazzy Vance. Harvey Hendrick dinks a 2-run homer in the 8th, off Larry Benton, to tie, and Jake Flowers singles with two out in the 9th to drive home the winner. The ecstatic fans respond by covering the field with straw hats.
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At Ebbets Field, the Robins come from behind to edge the Giants, 3 – 2, behind Dazzy Vance. Harvey Hendrick dinks a 2-run homer in the 8th, off Larry Benton, to tie, and Jake Flowers singles with two out in the 9th to drive home the winner. The ecstatic fans respond by covering the field with straw hats.

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At Ebbets Field, the Robins come from behind to edge the Giants, 3 – 2, behind Dazzy Vance. Harvey Hendrick dinks a 2-run homer in the 8th, off Larry Benton, to tie, and Jake Flowers singles with two out in the 9th to drive home the winner. The ecstatic fans respond by covering the field with straw hats.

Max Carey returns to Pittsburgh in a Robins uniform and makes a clean steal of home in the 6th inning

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Max Carey, who played 17 years with the Pirates before he was dismissed, returns to Pittsburgh in a Robins uniform and makes a clean steal of home in the 6th inning. It is his 33rd and last steal of home, a National League record.

At spring training Babe Ruth collapses in the railroad station in Asheville, NC

At spring training Babe Ruth collapses in the railroad station in Asheville, NC

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1925 – At spring training, the New York Yankees whip the Brooklyn Robins, 16 – 9, but the headlines are about Babe Ruth. The Bambino collapses in the railroad station in Asheville, NC, and winds up in a New York City hospital. Ruth will undergo an operation for an ulcer on April 17th and will be in bed until May 26th.