Top 10 Negro Leaguers Who NEVER PLAYED MLB... INSANE TALENT!!!

"When i come to the plate im in scoring position." -Josh Gibson What a baller quote.

My dad saw Josh Gibson play in Puerto Rico and called him the Greatest hitter he ever saw!!!!!

Just imagine what the MLB all time record books would look like if these guys were able to have full major league careers..

Josh Gibson said that the GREATEST thrill he ever had during his sensational career was playing baseball in Puerto Rico: ''... my greatest thrill was not experienced through any particular circuit clout or any double or triple which produced the winning margin for our side. The greatest thrill of all my thrills came in the winter of 1941 in Puerto Rico ... “That particular season I was doubly honored as the batting champion and the most valuable player in the Puerto Rico league. Playing winter baseball out of the States in a foreign atmosphere has always struck me as something unique. But cashing in on two top awards out of the States — the batting championship and the most valuable player award — was something more than unique. It was definitely my greatest thrill ... “Receiving the cup symbolic of the most valuable player award at special ceremonies at the end of the season was a highly significant and pleasing event in my life. The fanfare, the cheering of the fans and the many congratulatory speeches from league officials and other dignitaries gave me a thrill unequaled in my career.” source: Andrew Martin My dad was a pitcher in the Puerto Rican league in the early 1930s when it was still semi pro. He and Josh were exactly the same age. Dad (a native of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) was self taught and spoke excellent English. The two struck up a friendship that my dad never forgot. He said Josh was the nicest guy he ever met in his life.

Josh Gibson had a really illustrious career for a guy who only lived to the age of 35.

My uncle conducted sleep studies in the 70s and one day he spent 3 hours talking baseball to a participant. A lanky older gentlemen who’s hands seemed to go down to his knees. His name was Leroy Robert Paige

If I had a time machine, the first thing I would do is watch some Negro League baseball, and possibly keep game records that have been lost to history.

I had an older uncle back in the 90s and he loved to talk baseball with me but he was extremely racist and would pretty much only talk about white players so I made a point to learn all I could about great negro league players. I would throw out so many stats at him he finally stopped talking baseball with me. He died years ago but because of him I learned a lot about these legends of baseball.

"Cool Papa Bell" that's the coolest nickname ever.

Just imagine what Josh Gibsons numbers would have been if he hadn't passed away in his prime, oh my God.....😢😢😢

You’re the Josh Gibson of Baseball YouTubers. A masterpiece as always.

"When I come to the plate, I'm in scoring position " that's the confidence of a Legend, the Great Josh Gibson.

Thank you! I absolutely love Cool Papa Bell! He was so good and too many young people have no idea who he is.

Cool Papa Bell has a statue outside of Busch statium!

The great Cardinals player developer George Kissell, who saw EVERYBODY play, said, "The three hardest hit balls I've ever heard hit are three, Mark McGuire, two, Babe Ruth, and number one Josh Gibson. Thanks so much for this excellent video

Do a video about Satchel Paige there is a curious episode of his life. In 1937 a Dominican dictator called Rafael Leónidas Trujillo sent an emissary to the Negro Leagues to recruit good players, Satchel was one of them. Trujillo send an emissary to the Negro Leagues to recruit good players, Satchel was one of them. They form a team called “Dragones Ciudad Trujillo” they got big money (the players). Played that season in 1937. The tyrant wants to keep them but Satchel and others take a plane to leave the country because they saw atrocities done by that regime. Greetings from Juan Marichal’s land (Dominican Republic), let's go Giants!!!!!!!

This is one of your greatest videos, Erik. Excellent research and presentation by the Humm Baby Baseball channel. Yes, as a baseball fan of only 62 years I’ve heard of all of these great men who played and starred in the Negro Leagues !!! ⚾️⚾️⚾️ ROGER, The LOS ANGELES DODGER (from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex)

Robert “School Boy” Griffith broke into MLB in 1933 with Tom Wilson”s Nashville Elite Giants. Griffith stood 6”5 and pitched right-right handed. He threw just as hard as Paige and others but lacked control at times. In 1937 and 1938 Grif suited up with the Negro League Allstars that ran through the Denver Post Tournament featuring MLB Hall A Famers like Sammy Baugh and Roger Hornsby just to name a few. Robert was asked by Paige to play on an Allstar team that toured the Dominican Republic and won the championship. For years he played winter ball in Mexico, (was the leading pitcher for a few seasons) Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Venezuela (1947 Champions). Griffith was the winning pitcher in the 1945 NL Allstar Game. For most of his career he toiled on subpar teams. After the NL met his demise he continued to play in Canada until he retired and resided in Indianapolis, Indiana where he died in 1977.

I had a conversation with a lady in here 80's about a baseball game her father took her to back in 1938 when she was a little girl. It was Dizzy Deans allstars vs Satchel Paige's allstars. IT was actually one of the few games in which Satchels team lost. It was held in Belleville illinois. She remembered vividly watching satchel paige kick his leg real high and throw a pitch.

I was very fortunate and to have actually have met Mr. Buck Leonard and Cool Papa Bell in 1974 at the Hall of Fame Game after the induction of Cool Papa Bell, Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford and got the two Gentlemen's autographs. In fact I was fortunate enough to sit next to Buck Leonard the whole game. What a great gentleman and National Treasure he was. I was just a kid then and didn't have much knowledge of the Negro League. Too bad that we were very ignorant of that part of history. If I had known then what I know now I would have appreciated the moment a lot more and I would have picked his brains and then listen to his invaluable stories from his past. I was so glad the MLB had finally started to recognize those wonderful ballplayers and honor them back then as they should. Thank you for posting this story. I really enjoyed it and would love to see more postings like this.