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4 hours ago · Josh Gibson is the new career batting average leader over Ty Cobb. ... Good news for Willie Mays and Minnie Minoso ... Here are 12 star NFL cornerbacks Joey Porter Jr. brazenly thinks he’s ...
4 hours ago · Bond’s prior OPS record of 1.421 in 2004 dropped to third behind Gibson’s 1.474 in 1937 and 1.435 in 1943. Willie Mays gained 10 hits from the 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, increasing his total to 3,293. Minnie Minoso surpassed 2,000 hits, credited with 150 for the New York Cubans from 1946-1948 that boosted his total to 2,113.
1 day ago · Gibson was a power-hitting catcher who played for the Memphis Red Sox, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays from 1930-1946. His teams won two Negro Leagues World Series. He was a 12-time All ...
16 hours ago · Gibson's .974 slugging percentage in 1937 becomes the season record, and Barry Bonds' .863 in 2001 dropped to fifth, also trailing Mules Suttles .877 in 1926, Gibson's .871 in 1943 and Smith's ...
17 hours ago · The game will honor Hall of Famer Willie Mays, a Birmingham native who began his professional career with the team in 1948. ... Ty Cobb's .367 career batting average will be passed by Josh Gibson ...
17 hours ago · Gibson spent his entire career in the Negro Leagues from 1930, 1933-40 and 1942-46, and now will become MLB’s single-season record holder in batting average (.466 in 1943), slugging percentage (.974 in 1937) and OPS (1.474 in 1937) after the statistics integration. He also becomes MLB’s career leader in all three categories.
1 day ago · The great Gibson has become MLB’s all-time career leader in batting average (.372, topping Ty Cobb’s .367), slugging percentage (.718, topping Babe Ruth’s .690) and OPS (1.177, topping Ruth ...
