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MLB incorporates Negro Leagues statistics, shakes up record books
ABC 7 Chicago· 4 days agoJosh Gibson became Major League Baseball's career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty...
Josh Gibson’s MLB inclusion means more stories to tell at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Kansas City Star via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoKendrick didn’t need statistical validation of his opinion, but as of Wednesday, he has it. MLB...
Why Hank Aaron's home run total won't change as Negro Leagues added to MLB stat database
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 4 days ago"The Negro American League continued to play, with an added emphasis on barnstorming games," Thorn...
Major leaguers praise inclusion of Negro Leagues statistics into major league records
theGrio via AOL· 16 hours agoIt’s great that you now get to learn about the players in the Negro Leagues. … I’ll be able to do...
Perspective | No matter what MLB said, the Negro Leagues were never less than major
Washington Post· 2 days agoThe section came to mind this week after MLB’s Negro Leagues Statistical Review Committee, led by...
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Washington Times-Herald· 3 days agoA 17-person committee chaired by John Thorn, Major League Baseball’s official historian, met six times as part of the meticulous process of examining statistics ...
Negro Leagues Statistics Become Part of Major League Baseball Historical Record
Rolling Stone via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoMLB announced in December 2020 that it would be “correcting a longtime oversight” and would add the...
Negro Leagues statistics to be officially incorporated into MLB historical record
NBC News via Yahoo Sports· 4 days ago‘Absolutely the right decision’ Major League Baseball historian John Thorn chairs the Negro Leagues...
MLB incorporates historical records of black players
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 4 days ago"To deny the best black players of the era their rightful place among all-time leaders would be a double penalty," MLB official historian John Thorn said...
Negro Leagues Statistics Incorporated Into MLB Record Books
KPVI· 4 days agoJosh Gibson has become the MLB’s career leader with a .372 batting average after the Negro Leagues...
