Josh Gibson
Chronology
| 1911 | Born in Buena Vista, Georgia |
| 1924 | Moves to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 1927 | Joins Gimbels A.C. baseball team |
| 1928 | Marries Helen Mackie |
| 1929 | Joins Crawford Colored Giants |
| 1930 | Signed by Homestead Grays |
| 1930 | Helen Gibson dies in childbirth leaving Gibson the father of twins |
| 1931 | Hits an estimated 75 home runs |
| 1932 | Hits an estimated 72 home runs |
| 1932 | Signs with Gus Greenlee's Pittsburgh Crawfords |
| 1934 | Hits an estimated 69 home runs |
| 1937 | Is traded by Crawfords back to Homestead Grays |
| 1938 | Leads Negro National League (NNL) in batting for first time with .440 average |
| 1940 | Runs out on Grays contract to play with Vera Cruz in Mexican League, and is sued by Homestead Grays |
| 1940 | Marries Hattie Jones after living together six years |
| 1941 | Wins batting title and Most Valuable Player award in Puerto Rican League |
| 1942 | Returns to Homestead Grays |
| 1942 | Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith expresses interest in signing Gibson and teammate Buck Leonard to a major league contract |
| 1942 | Gibson's health problems intensify |
| 1942-43 | Wins NNL home run title |
| 1943 | Spends ten days in hospital after blacking out and spending a full day in a coma |
| 1946 | Bats .379 and leads NNL in home runs |
| 1947 | Dies of a cerebral hemorrhage |
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