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Editorial: MLB finally embraces all of the major leagues. Including the Black ones
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo Sports· 3 hours agoThe white players had better salaries and fancier stadiums, but the fans at the Black games may well...
Statistics from Negro Leagues officially added to MLB record books
CBS News via Yahoo Sports· 12 hours agoWednesday's announcement, however, will take that a step further. The immediate impact of the...
Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated
KGWN-TV Cheyenne· 2 hours agoJosh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty...
Negro Leagues Statistics Incorporated Into MLB Record Books
KPVI· 3 hours agoJosh Gibson has become the MLB’s career leader with a .372 batting average after the Negro Leagues statistics were incorporated. Gibson also clocks the best-ever average for one season with
MLB will integrate Negro Leagues statistics into record books & new leaders emerge
Kansas City Star via Yahoo Sports· 15 hours agoHe was a 12-time All-Star and won triple crowns in 1936 and 1937. Gibson’s .372 career batting...
This Date in Baseball - Barry Bonds hits his 715th HR to pass Babe Ruth for 2nd place all-time
Associated Press· 2 days ago1918 -- Boston’s Joe Bush pitched a 1-0 one-hitter against the Chicago White Sox and drove in the...
Deadspin | Reports: MLB adding Negro Leagues stats to official records
Deadspin· 11 hours agoGibson, who spent nine of his 14 Negro Leagues seasons with the Homestead Grays, will now be the...
Negro Leagues Statistics Become Part of Major League Baseball Historical Record
Rolling Stone via Yahoo Sports· 7 hours agoHe has surpassed Ty Cobb for the all-time batting average lead, while his career slugging percentage...
This Date in Baseball - Baltimore’s Cal Ripken Jr. begins his record consecutive games streak
Houston Chronicle· 44 minutes ago1894 -- Boston’s Robert Lowe became the first player in Major League history to hit four home runs in a game, leading the Beaneaters to a 20-11 win over Cincinnati. After hitting four straight ...
Nine statistical takeaways as Negro Leagues numbers get added to official MLB record
New York Times· 5 hours agoLarry Lester has spent much of his life codifying and contextualizing the Negro Leagues. “We are...