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Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated

https://apnews.com/article/negro-leagues-statistics-4a204a3cac0527ab5be750783fd411df

With a .372 batting average, Josh Gibson surpassed 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 becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated

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pwnicholson

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And Babe Ruth and Sammy Sosa weren't hitting against the same kind of pitchers. I'd say Ruth and Gibson were probably facing pitchers and fielders with more in common than those of different eras. Stats always come with context. Doesn't mean they don't belong together in the same list.