His wife died during childbirth in 1930, which so depressed him that he allegedly drank in the dugout.  
His wife died during childbirth in 1930, which so depressed him that he allegedly drank in the dugout.  He died of a stroke at age 35 in 1947, three months before the color barrier was broken.  Walter Johnson's scouting report on him read, "he hits the ball a mile.  Throws like a rifle.  Bill Dickey isn't as good a catcher."  FTP, name this "black Babe Ruth," the Negro Leagues' all-time home run king.
His wife died during childbirth in 1930, which so depressed him that he allegedly drank in the dugout.  
Josh Gibson