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Josh Gibson and the Negro Leagues are finally getting proper recognition, rewriting record books

Major League Baseball now will recognize the statistics of more than 2,300 players Better late than never.

Josh 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.
Josh 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.Read moreUncredited / AP
    by Marcus Hayes | Columnist
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