Tuesday Trivia: Negro League Sluggers

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by Seven

I would assume it would be some combination of Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston and Turkey Stearnes. But I will also throw out one more name and say Mule Suttles because I know he was a prolific power hitter as well. I hope that's okay

You are correct! The correct answer is Oscar Charleston, Turkey Stearnes and Mule Suttles. Josh Gibson would rank in the 10 top, but he did not have the requisite 3,000 played appearances (he had 2,526).

Gibson actually would have the highest slugging (.718 to Ruth's .6987), OPS (1.176 to Ruth's 1.1636), and OPS+ (214 to Ruth's 206), as well as Batting Average (.373 to Cobb's .3662 and Charleston's .3648).

[Seven]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

You are correct! The correct answer is Oscar Charleston, Turkey Stearnes and Mule Suttles. Josh Gibson would rank in the 10 top, but he did not have the requisite 3,000 played appearances (he had 2,526).

Gibson actually would have the highest slugging (.718 to Ruth's .6987), OPS (1.176 to Ruth's 1.1636), and OPS+ (214 to Ruth's 206), as well as Batting Average (.373 to Cobb's .3662 and Charleston's .3648).

We were robbed of so many wonderful careers due to the color barrier. Gibson might've been able to come to the Big Leagues, near the end of his career, had it not been for the brain tumor that he suffered from.