Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson from the Negro baseball League in 1937 - View an excerpt from the 1996 TV movie "Soul of the Game". the Legendary battle between aging pitching star Satchel Paige and slugger Josh Gibson

Josh Gibson is referred to as the "Black Babe Ruth". During his career, he was as much a force in the Negro Baseball League as the Bambino was in the major leagues. From the late 1930s thru the early 1940s Gibson's bat powered the Grays to nine consecutive Negro National League championships.