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Move Over, Ty Cobb. There's a New Batting Champ in Town
newser· 3 hours agoGibson also became the career leader in slugging percentage (.718) and OPS (1.177), moving ahead of ...
Move over Ruth and Cobb: MLB adds Negro League stats and Josh Gibson surpasses legends
Los Angeles Times· 16 minutes agoThe stats of more than 2,300 players whose careers included games from seven different Negro Leagues...
MLB integrates Negro League statistics into all-time record book with Josh Gibson now career batting...
CNN Sports via Yahoo Sports· 6 hours agoMajor League Baseball (MLB) has incorporated the statistics of former Negro Leagues players into its...
Josh Gibson, excluded by MLB, takes his place in baseball history
Washington Post· 2 hours agoThe decision allowed Gibson’s lifetime batting average of .372 to surge above Ty Cobb’s .367 to the...
Rediscovering the legacy of Gloucester's Babe Ruth
Gloucester Daily Times· 2 days agoMarine Corps 1st Lt. Sherman B. Ruth Jr. was nicknamed “Babe Ruth” when he played baseball at Gloucester High School. To this day, the ...
Why Hank Aaron's home run total won't change as Negro Leagues added to MLB stat database
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 5 hours agoThat number isn't going to change, although Aaron did play about three months with the Indianapolis...
Jersey worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth could sell for over $30 million | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 6 days agoA jersey worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth could sell for over $30m. The New York Yankees top could become the most expensive sports collectible ever, beating ...
Career and season MLB records that changed following the addition of Negro Leagues statistics
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 2 hours agoGibson also became the career leader in slugging percentage (.718) and OPS (1.177), moving ahead of ...
MLB incorporates historical records of black players
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 4 hours agoMore than 2,300 black players played in segregated leagues during that period. Now MLB has finished the task of updating its records to feature those...
Iconic Babe Ruth jersey heading to auction, could fetch upwards of $30 million
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoA piece of one of the most significant moments in American sports history is expected to fetch tens...