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.
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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.