Jerry William Gibson (February 1, 1915 – March 16, 1952) was an American
Negro league
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
for the
Homestead Grays
The Homestead Grays (also known as Washington Grays or Washington Homestead Grays) were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues in the United States.
The team was formed in 1912 by Cumberland Posey, and remained in continuo ...
, and the
Cincinnati Tigers and the brother of
Baseball Hall of Famer
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-re ...
Josh Gibson
Joshua Gibson (December 21, 1911 – January 20, 1947) was an American baseball catcher primarily in the Negro leagues. Baseball historians consider Gibson among the best power hitters and catchers in baseball history. In 1972, he became the se ...
.
On July 17, 1938 he
pitched a
no-hitter.
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1915 births
1952 deaths
Baseball pitchers
Homestead Grays players
Cincinnati Tigers (baseball) players
People from Buena Vista, Georgia
Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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