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Originally posted by MagSeven View PostPlaying with the Homestead Grays at Monessen’s Tin Plate Field on July 24, 1938, Gibson hit a 538 foot home run, which is actually the second longest he ever hit. Today, Monessen, MLB, and the Pirates honored that event by unveiling a historical market. His great grandson, Sean, attended the ceremony.
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I wish baseball was still popular enough for employers to build baseball fields for their workers to play on. Sigh.
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As a kid, i remember the railroad tunnel that led to the former site of the old ballpark. It remained there for several decades after it was closed to traffic.
ETA: I seem to recall some of the local residents parking their boats in that closed tunnel.
ETA: Wow, that tunnel is still there. Or part of it is anyway. The back end is covered over. So, it's more of a spooky looking concrete cave now lol.Last edited by madducks; 07-24-2021, 07:05 AM.
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Originally posted by MagSeven View PostPlaying with the Homestead Grays at Monessen’s Tin Plate Field on July 24, 1938, Gibson hit a 538 foot home run, which is actually the second longest he ever hit. Today, Monessen, MLB, and the Pirates honored that event by unveiling a historical market. His great grandson, Sean, attended the ceremony.
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Very cool! Greatest Negro League hitter of all time.
“You look for his weakness and while you're lookin’ for it, he’s liable to hit 45 home runs.” - Satchel Paige
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Josh Gibson honored in my town
Playing with the Homestead Grays at Monessen’s Tin Plate Field on July 24, 1938, Gibson hit a 538 foot home run, which is actually the second longest he ever hit. Today, Monessen, MLB, and the Pirates honored that event by unveiling a historical market. His great grandson, Sean, attended the ceremony.Tags: None
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