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He died at just 35 in 1947. Now Josh Gibson is baseball's batting average champ
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJosh Gibson, who died just three months before the league's colour barrier was broken, is now the...
The Negro Leagues are officially part of MLB history — with the records to prove it
NPR· 2 days agoAs their statistics enter the MLB record, some of their names have risen to the top of the leaderboards. Gibson, who died of a stroke ...
Negro Leagues stats to be added to MLB records. Here's a list of teams from Texas
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoHe also played as a former pitcher for the Waco Yellow Jackets. He is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame ...
Mark Madden: Adding Negro League stats to MLB is dishonest, factually incorrect
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 14 hours agoAs of Tuesday, MLB’s all-time batting average leader never took a swing in MLB. Black players being...
MLB's integration of Negro League stats invites us to explore baseball as never before
New York Times· 9 hours agoWith the news this week that statistics from the Negro Leagues will officially become a part of...
Cy Buynak, Johnny Goryl will be inducted into Guardians’ Distinguised Hall of Fame
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 7 hours agoCy Buynak and Johnny Goryl will be inducted into the Guardians Distinguished Hall of Fame on Aug. 2...
Negro League stats being added to MLB records ‘long time coming’
The Hill· 1 day agoOn Wednesday Negro League statistics were integrated into Major League Baseball’s historical record....
Major League Baseball adds Negro League statistics to official record book
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 2 days agoJosh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty...
Negro Leagues statistics incorporated into MLB, creating new record holders
WDAF via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoIt excluded the National Association (1871-75), citing an “erratic schedule and procedures.” FOX4...
FAMU to enshrine 11 in 2024 Sports Hall of Fame Class
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoThe FAMU Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 48th Enshrinement weekend from Friday, September 27 through Saturday, September 28 on the University campus.