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  2. Josh Gibson - Wikipedia

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    Ammon Field in Pittsburgh was renamed Josh Gibson Field in his honor and is the site of a Pennsylvania State Historical Marker. [35] His son, Josh Gibson, Jr., played baseball for the Homestead Grays. [36] His son also was instrumental in the forming of the Josh Gibson Foundation. [37] [38] [39]

  3. Josh Gibson Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Joshua Gibson Jr. (August 11, 1930 – September 10, 2003) was an African-American baseball infielder in the Negro leagues. He played for the Homestead Grays in 1949, 1950 and 1952. He also played with the Farnham Pirates in the Provincial League in 1951.

  4. Negro Leagues folded into MLB records, notable Ohio Negro ...

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    Stats from the Negro Leagues will now be part of the MLB record books. Here's what to know about Ohio's notable Negro League players, Josh Gibson. ... Josh Gibson. Skip to main content. Sign in ...

  5. Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as ...

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    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 ...

  6. Batting average (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    Josh Gibson hit .466 in 1943 while playing for the Homestead Grays of the Negro National League, one of several leagues within Negro league baseball that are now recognized by MLB. [10] Gibson holds the record for highest major-league career batting average at .372, [11] six points higher than Ty Cobb who has the second-highest career average ...

  7. Meet Josh Gibson, the Negro Leagues player who just replaced ...

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    Widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, the legacy of Josh Gibson transcended the sport over seven decades ago. Now, it's finally being recognized in the MLB record books.

  8. Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as ...

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    Gibson also became the career leader in slugging percentage (.718) and OPS (1.177), moving ahead of Babe Ruth (.690 and 1.164). “This initiative is focused on ensuring that future generations of fans have access to the statistics and milestones of all those who made the Negro Leagues possible,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a ...

  9. Negro Leagues statistics to be officially incorporated into ...

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    Josh Gibson has long been considered one of the best baseball players to ever hold a bat, but you might not know his name. Gibson, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, never ...