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Joshua (Josh) Gibson was hailed as the Negro leagues' greatest slugger, hitting some 800 home runs in a baseball career that began at Ammons Field in 1929. He played for the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords from 1930 to 1946 and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in '72.
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