My great grandpa lied

[hogbud]

Told me Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were greatest hitters and sluggers ever.

[jbcarol]

6 Major League Baseball records broken on Wednesday

By Mark Inabinett |

Cobb moved to No. 2 in career batting average in Major League Baseball history, supplanted at the top by Josh Gibson's .372 lifetime mark, even though Gibson hasn't played since 1946.

A member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame since 1972, Gibson had a legendary career. Now he has the statistical clout to back it up. In addition to the MLB record for career batting average, Gibson also is the record-holder for:

· Single-season batting average: Gibson batted .466 for the Homestead Grays in the Negro National League in 1943 to replace the mark of .440 by Hugh Duffy for Boston in the National League in 1894.

· Single-season slugging percentage: Gibson had a .974 slugging percentage for the Homestead Grays.

· Single-season OPS: Gibson had a 1.474 OPS (.500 on-base batting average plus .974 slugging percentage) for the Homestead Grays of the Negro National League in 1937 to replace the mark of 1.421 by Barry Bonds (.609 on-base average plus .812 slugging percentage) for the San Francisco Giants in 2004.

· Career slugging percentage: Gibson had a .718 slugging percentage from 1930 through 1946 to replace the mark of .690 by Babe Ruth from 1914 through 1935.