Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporatedJosh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated - The Associated Press

Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when records of the Negro Leagues for more than 2,300 players were incorporated after a three-year research project. Gibson’s .466 average for the…