Josh Gibson pickups- show yours and other negro league items

[GoCubsGo32]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Thank you Gary. With all of your snappers, you must have some negro league items no?

Here is another photo in my collection; the great Satchel Paige.

I do have a few, not to many...they are hard to come by. This one is probably my favorite.

[Baseball Rarities]

Here is my favorite - the 1928 Pittsburgh Crawfords, featuring Josh Gibson (fifth from the left). This photo originates from the collection of Harold "Hooks" Tinker, the team's manager (third from the left).

This is the earliest image of Gibson during his playing days that I have ever seen.

I have always wondered why Gibson's hat has an "H" on it while all of the others' have a "P." Gibson will not play for the Homestead Grays for another two years, so I do not think that it is. Any other ideas?

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

Here is my favorite - the 1928 Pittsburgh Crawfords, featuring Josh Gibson (fifth from the left). This photo originates from the collection of Harold "Hooks" Tinker, the team's manager (third from the left).

This is the earliest image of Gibson during his playing days that I have ever seen.

I have always wondered why Gibson's hat has an "H" on it while all of the others' have a "P." Gibson will not play for the Homestead Grays for another two years, so I do not think that it is. Any other ideas?

Really a great photo! Thanks for sharing. Love it. How big is it? I bet it is really clear in person. I would also like to know about the hat.

[Forever Young]

Gary- thst paige piece is fantastic!

Kevin.. you have any more? I feel like someone with that type of photo/eye probably has more..��

[Scott Garner]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
There are some awesome photos in this thread. Wow!
I don't have much to contribute on this theme, but here are a few photos of Ol' Satch. The ML debut photo and the Satch screwball grip photos I do not own, but I love them. Saved the images because I liked them so much.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
There are some awesome photos in this thread. Wow!
I don't have much to contribute on this theme, but here are a few photos of Ol' Satch. The ML debut photo and the Satch screwball grip photos I do not own, but I love them. Saved the images because I liked them so much.

That grip photo and that early autograph are both beautiful.

[Topnotchsy]

Gorgeous pictures! Was watching some of the Irvin pics that sold recently, but didn't win any.

I've been looking for a baseball signed by Jackie Robinson from his time in the Negro Leagues. If anyone knows of one I would appreciate any info.

Thanks!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Great Gibson photo, Kevin!

Not sure if this helps or not but here is the other known 1928 Crawfords photo w/Gibson (from Hake's Auction a few years ago). The pic was much larger when I uploaded it, not sure why it is showing up so small here. Hard to tell if Gibson's cap has the "P" or "H" (of course, at this size it is obviously impossible), if I had to guess, I would say "H" again.

Research shows that Gibson played on at least one Pittsburgh Industrial League Negro team during 1926 and 1927, prior to his stint with the Crawfords starting in 1928. The "H" cap could have been from his '26-'27 days, he was known to have played for the Gimbel's store team, maybe something to do with that.

[Baseball Rarities]

Ben - thank you. I have always enjoyed seeing your photos as well.

Phil - thanks for posting that photo. It is also from the the collection of Harold "Hooks" Tinker and was obviously taken at the same time as the above - the players just rearranged themselves in-between photos. Gibson has the exact same "H" hat on.