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.

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Tony Conigliaro - Star local kid who grew up in Swampscott and played for the Red Sox

Tony Conigliaro played 8 seasons in the majors during the years of 1964 to 1975, mostly for the Boston Red Sox. In 1965, in just his 2nd season and at just 20 years of age, Conigliaro led the American League in home runs with 32, the youngest home run champion in AL history. However, his career was substantially hindered when he was hit in the cheekbone by a pitch in 1967, causing severe injury to his eye and forcing him to miss a lot of time in ensuing years. Conigliaro did manage to hit reach career highs of 36 home runs and 116 RBIs in 1970, the same season in which he played in the Boston outfield with his brother Billy.