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1944 Homestead Grays, Negro National League champions
(L-R) Jelly Jackson, Ray Battle, Edward Robinson, Sam Bankhead, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Dave Hoskins, Jerry Benjamin, and Cool Papa Bell.

Image Credit: Art Carter Papers, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University

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(R) Josh Gibson at bat. Josh Gibson, catcher for the Homestead Grays, was such a mighty hitter that he was often called the “Black Babe Ruth.”

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(L-R) Matthew Carlisle runs the bases. The Homestead Grays’ Matthew Carlisle tries to reach third base against Jim West of the Philadelphia Stars.

Image Credit: Art Carter Papers, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University

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