Negro League statistics from 1920-48 have been integrated into MLB's record book. Josh Gibson is now MLB’s all-time leader in batting average, slugging percentage and OPS.

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.

MLB has integrated its official statistics with those from the Negro Leagues, meaning Josh Gibson eclipses Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb at the top of key categories. MLB adds Negro League stats and the ...

Integrating Negro Leagues stats into the pre-existing MLB statistical record was a complicated phenomenon that didn't ... Many former MLB players will have their Negro League accomplishments added.

MLB, however, has different minimums: 1,800 total at-bats (or 600 innings pitched) in the Negro Leagues; OR 5,000 total at-bats (or 2,000 IP) in the AL/NL; OR 5,000 total at-bats (or 2,000 IP ...

Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson ... The addition of the 2,300 players who played in seven different leagues from 1920-48 into MLB’s database and record books means ... stats and other data from ...

Hank Aaron's stay at the top of the home-run charts was long and prosperous. Could he return there after MLB agreed to integrate Negro Leagues numbers into their official record?

One major difference the MLB’s team had to navigate was that Negro Leagues’ regular seasons tended to be shorter, so players were evaluated based on their play across roughly 60-game seasons ...

“MLB is proud to support Bob Kendrick and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in their efforts to build a new state-of-the-art facility,” said Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is inducting five former Kansas City Royals players into its Hall of Game. For many, it is an honor knowing that the museum’s entire focus ...