He died at just 35 in 1947. Now Josh Gibson is baseball's batting average champ
Josh Gibson, who died just three months before the league's colour barrier was broken, is now the holder of multiple Major League Baseball records as the result of a three-year research project to integrate Negro League accomplishments.
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![FILE - Baseball catcher Josh Gibson in an undated photo. Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball's career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb's .367, when records of the Negro Leagues for more than 2,300 players were incorporated after a three-year research project. A dark-complected, clean shaven baseball catcher is shown in a black and white photograph that appears to be decades old.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7218102.1716996715!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/negro-league-statistics-baseball.jpg)
Josh Gibson, who died just three months before the league's colour barrier was broken, is now the holder of multiple Major League Baseball records as the result of a three-year research project to integrate Negro League accomplishments.