Josh Gibson Sliding Into Home

During the 12th annual East-West All-Star Game of the Negro Leagues, American baseball player Josh Gibson (1911 - 1947), of the East team, creates a cloud of dust as he slides into home plate during the fourth inning, Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, August 13, 1944. West team’s catcher Ted Radcliffe (1902 - 2005) is visible at right. The West defeated the East, 7-4.