MLB incorporates Negro League records; Gibson surpasses Cobb | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

NEW YORK -- Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball's career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb's .367, when Negro Leagues records for more than 2,300 players were incorporated Tuesday after a three-year research project.

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