The statistics for more than 2,300 players in the Negro Leagues were incorporated into the major league record book.
Buck Leonard. Charlie 'Chino' Smith. Turkey Stearnes. Baseball players and fans alike are learning more about the Negro Leagues after the statistics for more than 2,300 players — historic figures like Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Satchel Paige and Mule Suttles — were incorporated into the major league record book following a three-year research project.
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene called the move 'long overdue.' 'It is really exciting,' he said. 'I'm going to have to do a little bit more research and understand some of the history to kind of rewire my brain on some of the best players.' Gibson became the majors' career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb's .367. Gibson's .466 average for the 1943 Homestead Grays became the single-season record, followed by Smith's .
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