Josh Gibson was the greatest power hitter in black baseball, pounding out home runs with regularity despite playing most of his career in two of baseball's most cavernous ballparks: Forbes Field and Griffith Stadium. He utilized a fluid, compact swing to hit for both average and power, and tales of his mammoth home runs became legend. In recorded at-bats against big league pitching, Gibson batted .426. He died just three months before the integration of baseball in the major leagues. If he would have lived to make the major leagues. He would have broke all the home run records, including Babe Ruth's. A special exhibit honoring the Hall-of-Famer was unveiled Wednesday at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C.
