Baseball player
Josh Gibson
Called the Black Babe Ruth by people who thought Ruth should be called the white Josh Gibson. He died at thirty-five, three months before the colour line was broken.
Joshua Gibson was an American professional baseball catcher who played primarily in the Negro leagues. In 1972, he became the second Negro league player to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, after Satchel Paige.
- Born
- 1911-12-21, Buena Vista, Georgia, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1947-01-20, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAA Monday, aged 35
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1911-12-21, Buena Vista, Georgia, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 28°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 10°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 7°40′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 13°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 24°44′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 2°24′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 13°53′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 27°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 23°02′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 27°57′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1947-01-20, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 29°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 11°44′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 28°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 13°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 26°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 23°31′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 5°53′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 18°16′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 10°47′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 12°28′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Josh Gibson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
