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treysmith

May 29 2024

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Josh Gibson 1/1 Game Used Bat Card - All Time Batting Lead

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Crazy card (although I'm sure the individual used bat would be just as valuable). Josh Gibson is now the record-setting hitter for the MLB and "perhaps the greatest player never got a chance to play in the American or National League." Gibson becomes the career leader in batting average at .372, surpassing Ty Cobb's .367.
"He had the power of Ruth and the hitting ability of Ted Williams,” Hall of Famer Buck O’Neil once said. “That was Josh Gibson.”
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https://x.com/Topps/status/1795888096690524495
https://www.mlb.com/news/josh-gibson-s-stats-talent-transcend-even-his-own-legend

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Reality of Josh Gibson's incredible talent transcends even his legend

The only thing grander than Josh Gibson’s power on a baseball field might have been the stories told about his power. It is believed that in 1930, an 18-year-old Gibson launched a ball that traveled beyond the 457-foot fence in center field at Forbes Fiel...

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