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MLB counting the Negro Leagues in reminds me of my boyhood visit with Cool Papa Bell | Opinion
The Kansas City Star· 4 days agoWhen I was younger, I lived on the same street as the gentleman once considered the fastest man in baseball: Negro Leagues baseball great and Hall ...
The Dave McKay story: “My Life in the Dugout’ Dot baseball coaching legend takes his seat in Yawkey...
Dorchester Reporter· 5 days agoDave McKay, then 13, sat in his math classroom decades ago at the former St. Marks School on Centre...
Nebraska Chess Hall of Fame celebrates '70s with reunion, tournament
Lincoln Journal Star· 5 days agoIn the 1960s and '70s, Nebraska experienced a chess boom. Lincoln hosted several national events and...
Lapointe: Baseball’s statistical correction elevates the stature of Turkey Stearnes
Detroit Metro Times· 18 hours agoThe story in The Washington Post last week said Negro Leagues statistics are now officially...
‘The Black Lou Gehrig’ from North Carolina is finally recognized in the MLB record books
The News & Observer· 6 days agoAll his life, Walter “Buck” Leonard lived with the hard truth that his numbers didn’t count as much. As a Black star, his statistics topped a separate list, even when he joined the ...
A century later, "Smokey Joe" gets another piece of his due
San Antonio Express-News· 4 days agoThe ballplayer’s grandfather, born into slavery, was a Buffalo Soldier. When Calvin Williams...
Satchel Paige, Oscar Charleston and 5 other Negro Leagues players who benefit most from MLB stats...
Sporting News· 6 days agoMajor League Baseball will announce the results of a more than three-year research endeavor into...
Satchel Paige’s family reflects on historic merger of baseball records
WDAF via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoEdwards wrote. Paige’s family members said their only regret about this news is they wish it had...
Why Hank Aaron's home run total won't change as Negro Leagues added to MLB stat database
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoThe baseball pioneer's career began as far back as 1889. Hugh Duffy takes a...single-season batting...
Josh Gibson's new place in the record books
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 1 day agoNPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Sean Gibson, the great-grandson of baseball legend Josh Gibson, about how statistics from the Negro Leagues have been integrated with Major League Baseball.