There is no way to tell. Per baseball-reference com:
“Nëgrœ Leagueplayer stats include league games, interleague games (against major NL competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games NL teams often played. NL data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available.”
I imagine that Ty Cobb would have hung around longer just to make sure his number was never beat if he knew this future. We will always have to wonder just how different things would have been if we never had such segregation after the US Civil War.
Polsixe 20 days ago
Better than the Babe?
Ellis97 20 days ago
Better than Willie Mays?
bpscg 20 days ago
There is no way to tell. Per baseball-reference com:
“Nëgrœ Leagueplayer stats include league games, interleague games (against major NL competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games NL teams often played. NL data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available.”
awittbek Premium Member 20 days ago
Well, not always. Ty Cobb batted .419 the year Josh was born.
Rich Douglas 20 days ago
He wasn’t. There’s no way to know since the his league was segregated, too.
DarkHorseSki 20 days ago
I imagine that Ty Cobb would have hung around longer just to make sure his number was never beat if he knew this future. We will always have to wonder just how different things would have been if we never had such segregation after the US Civil War.
Robert Nowall Premium Member 20 days ago
I can’t rationally discuss this without using words GoComics insists on censoring.
Escapee 20 days ago
Oh snap!!! Outstanding!!
Bill LaRocque Premium Member 20 days ago
Bullseye! Perfect. Masterpiece.
fourteenpeeves 19 days ago
Harry Heilmann won the American League batting title in 1921,1923,1925,and 1927.
Alas, in 1929 he had been traded to Cincinnati