Negro Leagues Recognized As Major

[John1941]

Maybe I should have explained: The Bushwicks were a white team, they were part of the Metropolitan Baseball Association, and their roster was both strong and stable. Marius Russo, who threw the most innings for the 1941 Yankees, pitched for several years with the Bushwicks before going pro, a decent amount of their players played in organized ball, and they were known as the kings of white semi-pro baseball.

[packs]

I realize that but if that was the case the players worthy of Major League competition were able to compete, right?

[John1941]

They were able to play in organized ball, but when you consider how measly baseball salaries were back then, a player would make just as much money or more by working 5 days a week, and then playing semi-pro ball on the weekends.

[packs]

I think that's a separate issue and one that could be raised with the old PCL too. But I think the spirit behind the Negro League stat inclusion is to make up for the fact that these players were expressly barred from accumulating MLB stats in their time.

[Jason19th]

I think that this is very exciting. The player who may be the most impacted is Minoso. The official stats now have him as 13 time all star, with over 2100 hits and a 299 career batting average ( it’s s but if a shame that he came back in 77 for a couple of abs because he is literally one ab away from a 300 average). He now has an added triples leader in 47 and a slugging leader in 48 so his black in is up to 19 and his grey ink is now well over 200. His War is now also a couple points to 53.5. I would argue that this will be very compelling to the golden era committe when they meet this year

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Jason19th

I think that this is very exciting. The player who may be the most impacted is Minoso. The official stats now have him as 13 time all star, with over 2100 hits and a 299 career batting average ( it’s s but if a shame that he came back in 77 for a couple of abs because he is literally one ab away from a 300 average). He now has an added triples leader in 47 and a slugging leader in 48 so his black in is up to 19 and his grey ink is now well over 200. His War is now also a couple points to 53.5. I would argue that this will be very compelling to the golden era committe when they meet this year

Go Minnie Go!