Title
The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races
Coverage
New York
Publisher
Crisis Publishing Company, Inc.
Date
May 1938
Subject
Volume 45, number 5
Description
Josh Gibson, whose accomplishments equaled or exceeded Ruth’s, was relegated to the relative obscurity of the Negro leagues. His only contemporary magazine cover appearance was on this issue of The Crisis, the official organ of the N.A.A.C.P. Gibson has been voted to be the greatest catcher of all time. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.