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Why You Think Ty Cobb Was a Racist (When He Wasn't)
"Ty Cobb racist ass records wiped outta 1st place ... Judging by the cheer that went up when Josh Gibson eclipsed Cobb, the answer would appear to be alas, no, not yet. Charles Leerhsen is ...
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Who Is The New Leader in Career Batting Average After Negro League Stat Integration?
Major League Baseball officially began the process of integrating statistics accumulated by players who played in the Negro ...
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Is Josh Gibson in the conversation for greatest baseball player of all time?
Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Barry Bonds are just a few names tossed around when debating who the greatest baseball player of all time is. But now, Josh Gibson is making his long overdue case for the ...
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Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated
Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when Negro Leagues records for more than 2,300 players were incorporated ...
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Negro Leagues stat integration makes Josh Gibson new MLB batting leader
May 29 (UPI) --MLB's integration of Negro League statistics made Josh Gibson the new all-time leader ... 367) owned by Ty Cobb. Fellow Negro Leagues star Oscar Charleston is listed with the ...
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Josh Gibson will dominate MLB’s record book as Negro Leagues stats are added
the leader will be Josh Gibson, whose average of .372 in Negro Leagues play is higher than the .367 Ty Cobb posted to lead all MLB players. Gibson, the Homestead Grays star with legendary power ...
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Major leaguers praise inclusion of Negro Leagues statistics into major league records
Now that Josh Gibson is at the top of OPS and batting ... 372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb's .367. Gibson's .466 average for the 1943 Homestead Grays became the season record, followed ...