HistorianspeaksDec 26, 2024
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Josh Gibson, Negro League's "Home Run KIng"

#OnThisDay in 1911, Josh Gibson, the Negro League’s “Home Run King,” was born in Buena Vista, Georgia.

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Show threadYusuf ToropovJun 8, 2024

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#1947League slugging percentage race. There's Josh, there's Coop, and there's everybody else.

In case you were wondering: Ted Williams checks in at #12, Joe DiMaggio at #14.

More on #JoshGibson, #baseball's greatest hitter of all time:

https://www.wuot.org/2024-06-02/josh-gibsons-new-place-in-the-record-books

Josh Gibson's new place in the record books

NPR'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.

WUOT
DeadlineMay 30, 2024

MLB To Incorporate Negro Leagues Statistics Into Its Official Records
#News #Sports #JoshGibson #MLB #NegroLeagues

https://deadline.com/2024/05/mlb-incorporates-negro-leagues-statistics-into-official-records-1235945412/

MLB To Incorporate Negro Leagues Statistics Into Its Official Records

Josh Gibson is the big winner of the new calculations by MLB

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Ehay2kMay 30, 2024

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One of my all-time favorite baseball players that too few people know about - #JoshGibson is now the overall career as well as single season MLB batting champ. And he was a slugger, not a slap hitter.

And one of the best things about adding his stats to the official MLB Stats list means that Ty Cobb, a great player but horribly racist and hateful human, is no longer the batting champ.

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Esparta May 30, 2024

[Podcast] How these newly included MLB stats recognize the legacies of Black players, by NPR's Consider This

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/29/1198912446/mlb-stats-negro-leagues-integration-recognition-gibson-robinson

> Author and historian Larry Lester is one of the people who has fought to change that for years.

> He's spent over 50 years compiling statistics from the Negro Leagues. Now, that effort is getting recognition from the #MLB, and Lester spoke to Ari Shapiro on the battle for inclusion.

#baseball #justice #JoshGibson

The Japan TimesMay 30, 2024
Major League Baseball formally adopted statistics from the Negro Leagues into its official history on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/05/30/baseball/negro-leagues-numbers-mlb/ #baseball #negroleagues #mlb #joshgibson #jackierobinson #satchelpaige #baseball #race
Negro Leagues stats added to MLB record book in landmark move

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick hailed the move as a 'major milestone in baseball history.'

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Show threadYusuf ToropovMay 30, 2024

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Yeah, so this happened. 😊

#MLB catches up with #1947League and, um, reality -- acknowledges that #JoshGibson is the all-time batting average and OPS leader.

#baseball #BlackMastodon #NegroLeagues

Flipboard Culture DeskMay 29, 2024

Baseball's all-time leaders lists have changed overnight with the integration of the Negro Leagues into Major League Baseball statistics. Josh Gibson is now officially one of the greatest players of all time, beating Ty Cobb for career batting average and Babe Ruth for slugging percentage and OPS. His great grandson, Sean Gibson, hopes that the MVP award will be renamed in his honor. The trophy was previously named after Kenesaw Mountain Landis, baseball's first commissioner, who played a key role in keeping baseball segregated. “How ironic would it be for Josh Gibson to replace the man who denied more than 2,300 men the opportunity to play baseball in the major leagues,’’ Sean Gibson told USA Today.

https://flip.it/0m6Fgc

#History #SportsHistory #MLB #Baseball #BlackMastodon @blackmastodon #JoshGibson #HIstory @histodons

Negro Leagues' statistics will be incorporated into Major League Baseball’s historical records on Wednesday

Players' achievements in the Negro Leagues from 1920-1948 will finally be recognized by MLB, significantly changing baseball's record books.

USA TODAY
DW Sports 🤖May 29, 2024

It’s a monumental day in the game of baseball. ⚾️

As of today, the Major League Baseball database will be updated to incorporate Negro Leagues statistics.

Hall of Famer Josh Gibson, who spent his entire career in the Negro Leagues from 1930 to 1946, will become the all-time record holder in several categories, overtaking the likes of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth.

#MLB #JoshGibson #GOAT

Russell ContrerasApr 15, 2024

Hanging with Dolores Huerta, celebrating Jackie Robinson Day at the Albuquerque Isotopes game and meeting Pete Gibson, the grandson of Negro League legend Josh Gibson. All this past weekend.

#civilrights #jackierobinson #joshgibson #breakingbarriers #albuquerque #history #family