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Ty Cobb is second now
Baseball Integrates Leaderboards
Major League Baseball officially updated its statistics leaderboard yesterday to include 2,300 qualifying men who played in the Negro Leagues between 1920 and 1948. The integration incorporates findings from a three-year research process initiated after MLB first recognized the Negro Leagues as major leagues in December 2020. The update reshapes long-standing leaderboards, with legendary power hitter and Hall of Fame catcher Josh Gibson now recognized as the all-time leader in career batting average with a .372 mark, passing prior leader, Ty Cobb. Lifetime numbers from MLB players reflecting their time in the Negro Leagues were also recognized, including those of Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, and Satchel Paige. See a rundown of leaderboard changes here. https://www.mlb.com/news/stats-leade...ro-leagues-mlb Tacit bans in the major leagues forced Black players to create their own leagues in the first half of the 20th century. Jackie Robinson broke the sport's racial barrier when he made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 |
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In a 1952 Sporting News article on the integration of the Texas minor leagues, published before the Athletics, Pirates, Cardinals, Reds, Yankees, Phillies, Tigers, and Red Sox had a black player on their rosters, Cobb stated: “The Negro has the right to compete in sports and who’s to say they have not?” He later said, toward the end of his life: “The only player I would pay to see is Willie Mays.” |
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I see nothing wrong with this, probably long overdue.
I do find it interesting that most people somehow know had they been alive 100 years ago they would have the exact same beliefs they do now though. Get off your soapbox. |
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SNAP THE ****ING BALL!!!
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You said I was not only woke, but a woke king for pointing out that black people weren't the ones who arificially split the talent pools. That's not woke, it's an obvious fact that is beyond dispute. If you have some other hidden point, feel free to make it.
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SNAP THE ****ING BALL!!!
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I refuse to acknowledge any championships before 1947.
Cardinals only have 5 |
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Baseball Fever has a great Ty Cobb thread where they strip away the lies. There are several good books as well. I love baseball but so much of its common knowledge is fable and distorted history. Unfortunately, the public doesn't know and isn't interested in knowledge. Even this thread has people repeating exaggerations.
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Cobb died in the early 60s. The 1950s was an era of slow sluggers walking and hitting home runs. Few teams stole any bases (the Go-Go Sox were an exception). It was a stale style of play albeit with legendary hitters.
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Fair is fair.
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Having high credit scores and the winters Olympics
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