FINAL FOUR - Josh Gibson vs. Satchel Paige - Negro League Centennial Tournament

While we may not have March Madness or even baseball for now, we can still have fun with a tournament of great Negro League players in our 64 player tournament.

The Final Four with the JL Wilkinson Region Champion - Josh Gibson vs. the Gus Greenlee Region Champion - Satchel Paige. The matchup everyone has been waiting for with the winner going head to head against Oscar Charleston for the Championship.

2 - Josh Gibson vs. 3 - Satchel Paige

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Josh Gibson career highlights:

• Average - .359

• Slugging percentage - .648

• Home Runs - 800+ (Some estimate as high as 1,000)

• 12x All-Star

• 2x Negro World Series champion

• Washington Nationals Ring of Honor

• National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (1972)

• Homestead Grays (1930-31), Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932–1936), Dragones deCiudad Trujillo (1937), (1942), Homestead Grays (1937-39), Azules de Veracruz (1940-1941) & Homestead Grays (1942-1946).

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Satchel Paige career highlights:

• 2× MLB All-Star (1952, 1953)

• 5× Negro league All-Star (1934, 1936, 1941-1943)

• World Series champion (1948)

• Negro World Series champion (1942)

• Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame

• National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (1971)

• Some estimates are that Paige played for over 100 teams in 22 seasons.

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