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Negro Leagues stat integration makes Josh Gibson new MLB batting leader

MLB // 4 weeks ago

Negro Leagues stat integration makes Josh Gibson new MLB batting leader

MLB's integration of Negro League statistics made Josh Gibson the new all-time leader in batting average, slugging percentage and OPS, the league said Wednesday. Other legends also received statistical boosts.

The Almanac

Top News // 4 months ago

On Feb. 2, 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Scott Rolen, Fred McGriff set for Sunday Baseball Hall of Fame induction

MLB // 11 months ago

Scott Rolen, Fred McGriff set for Sunday Baseball Hall of Fame induction

Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff will become the newest players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Cooperstown, N.Y. The induction ceremony will air at 1:30 p.m. EDT on MLB Network and MLB.com.

Willie Mays emotional about 2024 Cardinals-Giants game at USA's oldest ballpark

MLB // 1 year ago

Willie Mays emotional about 2024 Cardinals-Giants game at USA's oldest ballpark

A 2024 special event game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants at Rickwood Field, confirmed Tuesday by MLB, continues to trigger emotions from Willie Mays, who played there nearly 75 years ago.

Marlins' Luis Arraez ties Ty Cobb mark, goes 5 for 5 vs. Blue Jays

MLB // 1 year ago

Marlins' Luis Arraez ties Ty Cobb mark, goes 5 for 5 vs. Blue Jays

Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez continued his historic hitting season, going 5 for 5 for the second time in three games to propel a 11-0 shutout of the Toronto Blue Jays in Miami.

On This Day: Attack on U.S. complex in Benghazi, Lybia kills 4

Top News // 1 year ago

On This Day: Attack on U.S. complex in Benghazi, Lybia kills 4

On Sept. 11, 2012, heavily armed attackers killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, at the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.

Ty Cobb's dentures up for auction online

Odd News // 1 year ago

Ty Cobb's dentures up for auction online

A California-based auction company is selling off an unusual piece of Detroit Tigers memorabilia: Ty Cobb's dentures.

'Stat geeks' make Negro Leagues come alive again

MLB // 3 years ago

'Stat geeks' make Negro Leagues come alive again

Major League Baseball is leaning on tedious, decades-long work of self-proclaimed "stat geek" researchers as it adds Negro Leagues statistics to its official record book.

Lou Brock, Cardinals legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 81

MLB // 3 years ago

Lou Brock, Cardinals legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 81

St. Louis Cardinals icon and Hall of Famer Lou Brock, who helped guide the club to two World Series titles in the 1960s, has died at 81.

Trump: Emmet Flood to leave White House legal team

U.S. News // 5 years ago

Trump: Emmet Flood to leave White House legal team

Emmet Flood, veteran Washington, D.C. attorney who joined President Donald Trump's legal team last year, is leaving the White House, the president said in a Twitter post Saturday.

As player

As manager

Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Narrows, Georgia. Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the last six as the team's player-manager, and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics.

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