Negro League Stats included in official MLB records

vintagerookies51 · #1 06-05-2024, 08:55 AM

The only valid point people have here are the possible inaccuracy of stats from the Negro Leagues. Trying to compare this to adding Japan league stats is a joke. That league was across the world. The Negro Leagues would have played in the same league if segregation didn't exist.

Negro League players won something like 10 NL MVPs in their first 13 years they were allowed to play. Maybe the MLB had more depth, but the best Negro Leagues players were always as good as the best MLB players. Can you imagine if players like Willie Mays and Hank Aaron had been whitewashed from history like Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, and Oscar Charleston? IMO this is a great move by the MLB to recognize some of baseball's all-time greats that were partially forgotten about due to past injustices.

Tripredacus · #2 06-05-2024, 11:24 AM

This is completely messed up. How in the world is Lyman Bostick able to be #3 in single season batting average with only 84 PA?
https://www.baseball-reference.com/l...g_season.shtml

If they are going to change the PA requirements, they should refactor everyone else, because I bet that they only change the PA requirements for the new players and the old players still are stuck with that 3.1PA/G requirement.

I like how they have updated WAR for the teams tho, I wish they'd do it for minor leagues too.

Beercan collector · #3 06-05-2024, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Tripredacus

This is completely messed up. How in the world is Lyman Bostick able to be #3 in single season batting average with only 84 PA?
https://www.baseball-reference.com/l...g_season.shtml

If they are going to change the PA requirements, they should refactor everyone else, because I bet that they only change the PA requirements for the new players and the old players still are stuck with that 3.1PA/G requirement.

I like how they have updated WAR for the teams tho, I wish they'd do it for minor leagues too.

Ross Barnes 1876 season qualifies but his 1872 , 1873 do not ?

cgjackson222 · #4 06-05-2024, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Beercan collector

Ross Barnes 1876 season qualifies but his 1872 , 1873 do not ?

I think Baseball Reference counts/acknowledges the National Association, where Ross Barnes played in 1872 and 1973, but MLB does not. Seems like MLB should count NA.

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