The MLB incorporated the statistics of some 2,300 Black athletes who played in the segregated Negro Leagues between 1920 and 1948, making the late Josh Gibson its new all-time batting leader.
Satchel Paige of the Monarchs talks with Josh Gibson of the Homestead Grays before a game in Kansas City in 1941.
“Today’s announcement is the first major step that makes the achievements of the players of the Negro Leagues available to fans via the official historical record,” the MLB said in a statement.in December 2020. That year saw both the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues and nationwide protests against racial injustice.
For instance, Paige’s career wins total jumps from 28 to 125, Minnie Miñoso’s hits with the New York Cubans lift his career total above the 2,000 milestone and Jackie Robinson’s hits from his season on the Negro Leagues boost his career total from 1,518 to 1,567. Black Americans had played baseball on military and company teams since the late 1800s but were barred from professional teams and instead created their own, “barnstorming” around the country to play challengers, according to the
Despite its many contributions to the sport, the Negro Leagues were passed over for recognition in the ensuing decades. It’s that decision that the MLB said it sought to rectify in 2020, assembling a team of historians and statisticians to set about “righting a historic wrong,” according to a fact sheet distributed by the league.
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The Negro Leagues are officially part of MLB history — with the records to prove itThe MLB incorporated the statistics of some 2,300 Black athletes who played in the segregated Negro Leagues between 1920 and 1948, making the late Josh Gibson its new all-time batting leader.
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Career and season MLB records that changed following the addition of Negro Leagues statisticsMajor League Baseball said Tuesday that it has incorporated records for more than 2,300 Negro League players following a three-year research project
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Career and season MLB records that changed following the addition of Negro Leagues statisticsMajor League Baseball said Tuesday that it has incorporated records for more than 2,300 Negro League players following a three-year research project. Players like Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston and Satchel Paige now hold significant standing on MLB’s career and season leaderboards. Here’s a look at some of the stats most affected.
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Josh Gibson will dominate MLB’s record book as Negro Leagues stats are addedStarting Wednesday, the Homestead Grays star will stand atop MLB’s career leader boards in batting average and slugging percentage.
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Josh Gibson shakes up MLB records as Negro Leagues stats officially recognizedJosh Gibson has become MLB’s career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues records for more than 2,300 players were incorporated after a three-year research project.
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Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporatedJosh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when records of the Negro Leagues for more than 2,300 players were incorporated after a three-year research project.
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