Ty Cobb is second now

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Originally Posted by tredadda

Good for MLB. This is long overdue and the right thing to do. It would have been one thing if African American players had an opportunity to play in the majors but willfully chose not to and start their own league.

They were excluded for a long time and had no options but to form their own league.

This did not negate their stats, because the argument that they did not play against MLB players also would apply to MLB players who did not play against the very best. Many of those players would have been very successful on MLB rosters had they been given the chance.

Except the MLB players at the time played against 75-80% of the best talent available while Negro League players competed against 25% at best.