Thursday, March 12, 2015

Babe was a south paw............Josh a righty.........


In size............Josh is very close to Babe Ruth.................at 6' 1"...............220 lbs.............an inch shorter............and 6 lbs more..............so basically a wash in size............




Josh Gibson
Joshua Gibson

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 220 lb.
Born: December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, Georgia, US 
Died: January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US (Aged 35.030)
High School: Allegheny HS (Pittsburgh, PA)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Negro League Committee as Player in 1972.
   View Josh Gibson Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos)

This has Babe Ruth at 214 lbs.................and is probably more accurate than my 240 lbs..............Lebron James is 240 lbs................but he is 6' 8"....................



Photo of Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth
PositionsOutfielder and Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.
Born: February 61895 in Baltimore, MD
High School: St. Mary's HS (Baltimore, MD) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 11, 1914 (Age 19.155, 4,196th in MLB history)
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1915 season [*]
Teams (by GP): Yankees/RedSox/Braves 1914-1935

Last Game: May 30, 1935 (Age 40.113)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1936 (215/226 ballots). Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
   View Babe Ruth Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: August 161948 in New York, NY (Aged 53.192)
Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject 
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