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.
The numbers aren't complete. Too much barnstorming and too many impromptu ball games for every home run and earned run to have been documented by a box score. But that no longer will delay the inclusion of Negro League statistics in the official records of Major League Baseball.
“Stories, folklore and embellished truths have long been a staple of the Negro Leagues narrative,' Lester said. 'Those storylines will always be entertaining, but now our dialogues can be quantified and qualified to support the authentic greatest of these athletes. Every fan should welcome this statistical restitution towards social reparation.
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