Josh Gibson Topps 2024 Rickwood Field Negro Leagues Artist Proof Card by former MLB player and acclaimed artist Micah Johnson.

Joshua Gibson (December 21, 1911 – January 20, 1947) was an American baseball catcher primarily in the Negro leagues. In 1972, he became the second Negro league player to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Gibson was one of more than 2,300 players from the Negro Leagues whose stats were assembled and are now incorporated into official MLB history. The committee also determined that his single season batting average of .466 for the 1943 Homestead Grays was the new standard for such percentages. Gibson was also acknowledged as the career leader in slugging percentage (.718) and OPS (on-base-plus-slugging) percentage (1.177), beating Ruth’s .690 and 1.164 respectively.