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Major leaguers praise inclusion of Negro Leagues statistics into major league records
Read full article: Major leaguers praise inclusion of Negro Leagues statistics into major league recordsBaseball players and fans alike are learning more about the Negro Leagues after the statistics for more than 2,300 players — historic figures like Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Satchel Paige and Mule Suttles — were incorporated into the major league record book following a three-year research project.
MLB reclassifies Negro Leagues as major league
Read full article: MLB reclassifies Negro Leagues as major leagueMajor League Baseball has reclassified the Negro Leagues as a major league and will count the statistics and records of its 3,400 players as part of its history. Josh Gibson, the greatest of all Negro League sluggers, might just wind up with a major league record, too. The statistics and records of greats like Gibson, Paige and roughly 3,400 other players are set to join Major League Baseball's books after MLB announced Wednesday it is reclassifying the Negro Leagues as a major league. The Negro Leagues consisted of seven leagues, and MLB will include records from those circuits between 1920-48. Those leagues were excluded in 1969 when the Special Committee on Baseball Records identified six official “major leagues” dating to 1876.
St. Mary's University student details career of Negro League baseball player from Texas
Read full article: St. Mary's University student details career of Negro League baseball player from TexasSt. Mary's University student details career of Negro League baseball player from TexasPublished: October 1, 2020, 2:58 pmNewt Allen was born in Texas. He played for the Monarchs after moving to Kansas.