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josh gibson earned that. whether it's something that major league baseball did not acknowledge 100 years ago, because they did not play in the majors, no, i feel like these guys deserve to be recognized. major league baseball is making the decision because it is the right thing to do and not only that, it is definitely a piece of our history. even though these guys are not playing in the major-league they , are still part of baseball history. amna: what else do you want us to know about your great grandfather on the field or off the field that we should know about? sean: just when you look at these statistics and when you go to google, the top baseball player of all time or the top home run leader, the top batting leader, and you start seeing different faces you never saw before, take the time and educate yourself on these players. take the time and do some research on these players. these men played the game because they love the game of baseball. they enjoy the game of baseball. amna: that is sean gibson, g
josh gibson earned that. whether it's something that major league baseball did not acknowledge 100 years ago, because they did not play in the majors, no, i feel like these guys deserve to be recognized. major league baseball is making the decision because it is the right thing to do and not only that, it is definitely a piece of our history. even though these guys are not playing in the major-league they , are still part of baseball history. amna: what else do you want us to know about your...
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josh gibson's great grandson was on that committee. >> we all know josh gibson had a great career in the leagues. i mean, he's considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, but we always consider josh gibson a major leaguer anyway. it's just now that he's recognized in the major league baseball stats. >> mlb commissioner rob manfred saying this initiative is focused on ensuring that future generations of fans have access to the statistics and milestones of all those who made the leagues possible. all their accomplishments on the field will be a gateway to broader learning about this triumph in american history. >> with league statistics now added to major league historical record, major league baseball's history can be told in a broader, more complete picture. >> an updated version of the major league database will be made public before the cardinals and giants play a tribute game to the leagues next month. andrew barry, thank you. >> a second american held for months in turks and caicos for bringing ammunition into the country, has been freed by a judge, tyler wenrich
josh gibson's great grandson was on that committee. >> we all know josh gibson had a great career in the leagues. i mean, he's considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, but we always consider josh gibson a major leaguer anyway. it's just now that he's recognized in the major league baseball stats. >> mlb commissioner rob manfred saying this initiative is focused on ensuring that future generations of fans have access to the statistics and milestones of all those...
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josh gibson's great grandson was on that committee. >> we all know josh gibson had a great career in the leagues. i mean, he's considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. but we always considered josh gibson a major leaguer anyway. it's just now that he's recognized in the major league baseball stats. >> mlb commissioner rob manfred saying this initiative is focused on ensuring that future generations of fans have access to the statistics and milestones of all those who made the leagues possible. their accomplishments on the field will be a gateway to broader learning about this triumph in american history. >> with league statistics now added to major league historical record, major league baseball's history can be told in a broader, more complete picture. >> perry russom, abc news, washington. >> and major league baseball is going to hold a tribute game to the leagues featuring the san francisco giants. >> wow, this is so neat. and it will be against the saint louis cardinals june 20th in birmingham, alabama's ridgewood field. that's where willie mays first played p
josh gibson's great grandson was on that committee. >> we all know josh gibson had a great career in the leagues. i mean, he's considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. but we always considered josh gibson a major leaguer anyway. it's just now that he's recognized in the major league baseball stats. >> mlb commissioner rob manfred saying this initiative is focused on ensuring that future generations of fans have access to the statistics and milestones of all those...
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josh gibson's great grandson sean gibson on this new honor for his great-grandfather. >> josh played at a time when blacks were not allowed to play in the majors and now that baseball is recognizing that, it's a great honor for our family. >> david: major league officials said they are, quote, correcting a longtime oversight. today doug glanville on the power of this moment. >> they're recognizing some people took the greatest spirit of baseball and turned it into everything that america could be. >> david: their names, their stats now where they belong. i'll see you tomorrow. good go. dna testing in scott peterson's quest for a new trial done with federal onto state tonight. >> what's different about the next trial for the man already convicted of attacking paul pelosi? >> plus, i don't know if it can happen again, i don't know if we would be without power sometime soon. no hot water and no power for weeks now. >> they're suing to make their building better. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> blood stains, duct tape, a plastic bag, a mattress. items of evidence that
josh gibson's great grandson sean gibson on this new honor for his great-grandfather. >> josh played at a time when blacks were not allowed to play in the majors and now that baseball is recognizing that, it's a great honor for our family. >> david: major league officials said they are, quote, correcting a longtime oversight. today doug glanville on the power of this moment. >> they're recognizing some people took the greatest spirit of baseball and turned it into everything...
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if josh gibson played in the negroes or the major leagues, he was still one of the greatest of all time. >> reporter: the recognition coming after an independent committee spent more than three years reviewing a patchwork of available data, including thousands of box scores, with more than 2300 players from the negro leagues now entered into the public database. >> we have a whole lot of black baseball players who are great, who, but for the color of their skin, would be competing with ty cobb, would be striking out babe ruth. >> reporter: in a statement, mlb said this initiative will ensure that future generations of fans have access to the statistics and milestones of all those who made the negro leagues possible. last week, the league and its players association also announcing expanded financial assistance programs to support players from the negro leagues, but few are still alive. >> we've caught up with our past. we've made it right. we, this is sort of reparations. reparations come to major league baseball. >> reporter: official records honoring some of baseball's greats. shaquil
if josh gibson played in the negroes or the major leagues, he was still one of the greatest of all time. >> reporter: the recognition coming after an independent committee spent more than three years reviewing a patchwork of available data, including thousands of box scores, with more than 2300 players from the negro leagues now entered into the public database. >> we have a whole lot of black baseball players who are great, who, but for the color of their skin, would be competing...
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>> no, if josh gibson played in the negro leagues or the major leagues, he was still one of the greatest of all time. >> reporter: the recognition coming after an independent committee spent more than three years reviewing a patchwork of available data including thousands of box scores with more than 2,300 players from the negro leagues now entered into the public database. >> we have a whole lot of black baseball players who are great who but for the color of their skin would be competing with ty cobb, would be striking out babe ruth. >> reporter: in a statement, mlb says, this initiative will ensure that future generations of fans have access to the statistics and milestones of all those who made the negro leagues possible. last week the league and its players association also announcing expanded financial assistance programs to support players from the negro leagues, but few are still alive. >> we've caught up with our past. we've made it right. we -- this is sort of reparations,is is sort of reparations, reparations come to major league baseball. >> reporter: official records honorin
>> no, if josh gibson played in the negro leagues or the major leagues, he was still one of the greatest of all time. >> reporter: the recognition coming after an independent committee spent more than three years reviewing a patchwork of available data including thousands of box scores with more than 2,300 players from the negro leagues now entered into the public database. >> we have a whole lot of black baseball players who are great who but for the color of their skin would...
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gibson. he is one of the most feared hitters ever, and that's not now going be reflected by gibson, by topping the career batting average list he has moved ahead of ty cobb, and that's not the only record that he is shattering. he's also surpassed babe ruth and career slugging percentage. gibson's great grandson said this was a long time coming, and gibson is now finally getting the attention he deserves i believe that josh is in heaven right now with satchel paige and rube foster and cool poppet valve and buck leonard and all the other great niggly baseball players celebrating you know, they're they're probably up there talking about why did it take so long right finally we knew we could compete with these other guys and the major leagues. >> everything that josh gibson has done in the leagues, everything that's out to a page and the rest of them is done they earned it they earned that well, it may have taken nearly a century to get where we are and the words and monitor king junior, the ark
gibson. he is one of the most feared hitters ever, and that's not now going be reflected by gibson, by topping the career batting average list he has moved ahead of ty cobb, and that's not the only record that he is shattering. he's also surpassed babe ruth and career slugging percentage. gibson's great grandson said this was a long time coming, and gibson is now finally getting the attention he deserves i believe that josh is in heaven right now with satchel paige and rube foster and cool...
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josh gibson's great grandson was on that committee. >> i know josh gibson had a great career in the major league. he is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. we always considered josh gibson a major leaguer anyway. it's just now that he is recognized in major league baseball stats. >> reporter: the mlb commissioner saying this initiative is focused on ensuring that future generations of fans have access to the statistics and milestones of all those who made the negro leagues possible, their accomplishments on the field will be a gateway to broader learning about this triumph in american history. >> with negro league statistics now added to major league historical records, major league baseball's history can be told in a broader way. >> reporter: an updated version of the major league database will be made public before the cardinals game next month. but this means josh gibson could be the greatest catcher and one of the greatest players of all time. the debate continues. >> robin: that's right. >> michael: the numbers speak for themselves. >> robin: see you on gma3.
josh gibson's great grandson was on that committee. >> i know josh gibson had a great career in the major league. he is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. we always considered josh gibson a major leaguer anyway. it's just now that he is recognized in major league baseball stats. >> reporter: the mlb commissioner saying this initiative is focused on ensuring that future generations of fans have access to the statistics and milestones of all those who made...
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and i■p think five years later josh gibson wasn't and not long after that satchel. so for all the things that ted williams wronge he write it off a lot of to of ted williams is s the players he managed with the any of john glenn's colleagues in the yes, i talked to most of johnteo longer alive. i did talk to a story in the book tewi playing a game in washington when when john glenn was as part of tar■h days of nasa and he went to a game, griffith stadium in washington. and ted, john glenn was there, article aboutm. someone who was there and pete he said at the time hecouple yes happened. but right john glenn went to space. so everybody knew john glenn was and he said something like this thisuyg g taiclet terrible about this space stuff and we had no idea what he's talking about. he sounded like a y and i was able to interview him and he shared lot of his details. but williams rookie season was 1939. so the guys played with him aren't really still alive. did interview a couple guys who he managed with the senators and the rangers, but i didn't do muche as a manager
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well the hall of famer josh gibson is the new all-time leader in the career batting average and career slugging percentage, taking away those records. >> wow. he also now has a single season slugging and ops record, which until today were held by barry bond. >>> all very interesting. coming up in sports, niners just inked a new deal with one of their starting receivers. but they might not be the one you're thinking of. >>> and day baseball was anything, but boring at oracle park this afternoon. benches were cleared on the anniversary of an unforgettable brawl at the ballpark. >>> coming up on the cbs evening news, more than 70% of u.s. nursing homes are now run by for-profit companies. patients are paying the price in our cbs news investigation, we will examine one-for-profit chain where >>> first alert meteorologist darren peck is back. it's about to heat up even more it sounds like? >> we started a large part of that today, liz. some of us went up like 10 degrees today. i've got a great example for the warm up here and it is one of the places here orange indicates stronger winds as y
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john huge milestone. >> josh gibson, the satchel paige, buck o'neil, some of the greatest players ever to walk the face of the earth. all right, keep new developments today. i'm outside manhattan criminal court here, but new developments today surrounding the us supreme court's specifically the new york times reporting on justice samuel alito and the flag that was flown outside his home, outside washington, surrounding the insurrection, january 6, the inverted american flag upside down, which many people see as a sign of support for the insurrection. there were upside-down american flags flown on january 6, one flown at justice samuel alito's house. and now the new york times times has new reporting on what some alleged should be the confrontation that led to the alitos or mrs. alito flying that flag upside down in new information that another family on the block actually called the police to talk about what was going on. let's get right to supreme court analyst joan trump is cubic with us right now. so joe, what are we learning good to see you, john? >> yes. the saga continues, but ju
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gibson. he also more interestingly, he replaces buried bonds for slugging percentage and on-base plus slugging, which is sort of ml k's dream. the idea that one black man can replace another who has fallen in disgrace, right? like how would finally finally arrived when a man can implode as a black person, steroids scandal and be replaced by other less hot take as as a red sox fan we, celebrate jackie robinson and every baseball stadium in america, right? but we don't recognize his season for the kansas city monarchs yeah, in a way, this is about continuing to remember history and celebrate history even for one of our sports leads here, yeah, yeah, we will all right right now, democratic senator chris coons of delaware is in taiwan, part of a by partisan congressional trip to asia. >> koons has long challenged china's economic policies and its position on human rights stressing the need for a sustained american strategy for dealing with china. joining me now, live from taipei is senator coons
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gibson replaces ty cobb as the all-time career leader in batting average. gibson also becomes the career leader in slugging percentage, moving ahead of babe ruth. >>> another big retailer cutting prices, and consumer confidence is up for the first time in months. here's shanelle kaul with today's cbs "moneywatch." >> reporter: u.s. stocks closed mixed on tuesday after the market reopened following the holiday weekend. the dow lost 216 points. the nasdaq was up 99, and the s&p 500 gained one point. >>> new numbers show consumer confidence grew in may. business research group the conference board says the index rose from 97.5 in april to 102 in may. it's the first increase in three months, though there is still concern about inflation and rising interest rates. >>> a major merger in the telecom industry. t-mobile is buying almost all of u.s. cellular's wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a $4.4 billion deal. the deal would give t-mobile more than four million new customers and is expected to close mid next year. >>> and amazon has become the la
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. >> reporter: major league baseball has a new all-time batting champ, josh gibson, who spent 14 years playing in the negro leagues. gibson, a legendary catcher who played for the homestead grays and pittsburgh crawfords is now mlb's leader in batting average and slugging percentage, surpassing baseball icons ty cobb and babe ruth. >> he may have been the greatest power hitter and hitter for average in mlb history. >> reporter: john thorne shared the committee that integrated statistics into mlb's official records. the committee looked at more than 2300 players from the negro leagues during 1920 to 1948 in an effort to, quote, correct a long overdue oversight. >> the most interesting part of this is to remove these seven negro leagues from the shadow land of baseball history and to put them on an equal footing with their white peers. >> reporter: until jackie robinson broke the mlb's color barrier in 1947, he played in the negro leagues. his departure led to other star players like satchel page and larry dolby following suit, eventually causing the league's demise. is this move bigger
. >> reporter: major league baseball has a new all-time batting champ, josh gibson, who spent 14 years playing in the negro leagues. gibson, a legendary catcher who played for the homestead grays and pittsburgh crawfords is now mlb's leader in batting average and slugging percentage, surpassing baseball icons ty cobb and babe ruth. >> he may have been the greatest power hitter and hitter for average in mlb history. >> reporter: john thorne shared the committee that integrated...
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hall of fame catcher josh gibson will surpass ty cobb for batting average. the highest ever. gibson batted 3.72 in his career beating out cops. 3.66. he will also now be the career leader in slugging percentage ps moving ahead of babe ruth. pretty yeah. >> troublemaking sea otter who's known for stealing surfboards, has returned where she's recently spotted. that's coming up. the ocean is calling marijuana back. disney released its first trailer wanted to. >> the first film was the most streamed movie in the united states just last year. the new movie hits theaters just in time for thanksgiving, november 20th. the first we just put up that came out and almost 10 years sunday it just came out. okay. people are still 11 at. yeah. got. >> well, one of the most famous movie homes for sale. of course, you know, at the home alone house in chicago. >> this isn't a suburbs. going for only a little more than 5 million dollars while some of the i mean, it's not like everybody was always asking like what is kevin mcallister's that due to a for this place you'll you'll notice the exterio
hall of fame catcher josh gibson will surpass ty cobb for batting average. the highest ever. gibson batted 3.72 in his career beating out cops. 3.66. he will also now be the career leader in slugging percentage ps moving ahead of babe ruth. pretty yeah. >> troublemaking sea otter who's known for stealing surfboards, has returned where she's recently spotted. that's coming up. the ocean is calling marijuana back. disney released its first trailer wanted to. >> the first film was the...
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today's decision by the mlb is giving league stars like josh gibson, who never got a chance to play in the majors. some long overdue recognition. gibson is now the mlb all time leader in both batting average and slugging percentage. this is a great day not only for the gibson family, but all the family members of league baseball players and even local legends like san francisco giants. great willie mays will get his ten hits from his time in the league. added to his final hit total. bob kendrick is the president of the leagues baseball museum and calls today's news a watershed moment for the league. as commissioner manfred said, i hope that these statistics will be a gateway into wanting to learn more about the leagues. steve agrees, but admits that seeing the stats makes him wonder what could have been if the league stars were given a fair shot to compete in the majors. if the players could have actually squared off and competed against each other? pete serratos, nbc, bay area news an update on the sick and starving pelicans that have been showing up around california. the birds have
today's decision by the mlb is giving league stars like josh gibson, who never got a chance to play in the majors. some long overdue recognition. gibson is now the mlb all time leader in both batting average and slugging percentage. this is a great day not only for the gibson family, but all the family members of league baseball players and even local legends like san francisco giants. great willie mays will get his ten hits from his time in the league. added to his final hit total. bob...
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his record for best slugging percentage in a single season now belongs to josh gibson. gibson is considered one of the best sluggers to never play in the major leagues. he also now is the all time hitting leader, surpassing babe ruth coming up on nightly news, gibson's great grandson talks about what this really means for his legacy. lester holt joins us at 630. well, san francisco took a step to create more affordable housing downtown. today. the mayor joined community leaders, city officials, breaking ground on two new apartment buildings. together. they're called transbay block two. collectively, they'll have units for low income seniors, families and the formerly unhoused, while including space for supportive services, affordable child care and retail. the buildings will add to the east cut, a growing neighborhood in the soma district. i feel like oprah winfrey. you get home, you get a home, you get a home. everybody gets a home. and let me tell you the reason why we are so excited to be here in the east coast is because it's been a long time coming. both buildings
his record for best slugging percentage in a single season now belongs to josh gibson. gibson is considered one of the best sluggers to never play in the major leagues. he also now is the all time hitting leader, surpassing babe ruth coming up on nightly news, gibson's great grandson talks about what this really means for his legacy. lester holt joins us at 630. well, san francisco took a step to create more affordable housing downtown. today. the mayor joined community leaders, city officials,...
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josh gibson who never played in the majors because of segregation now the all-time batting average leader, ty cobb, number two. gibson surpassing gabe ruth in multiple categories including career slugging percentage. sean gibson on this new honor for his great-grandfather. >> george played at a time when blacks were not allowed to play in the majors and now that baseball is recognizing that it's a great honor for our family. >> david: they are, quote, correcting a longtime oversight. today doug glanville on the power of this moment. >> they're recognizing some people took the greatest spirit of baseball and turning into everything that america could be. >> david: the name, their stats now where they belong. what we have provided. the court is more than enough to support the granting of this motion. >> so here we are 11 years later. >> here we are, convict wife killer scott peterson, back in court today, hoping that new evidence will help him get a new trial. >> and a second trial gets underway today for the man accused of beating nancy pelosi's husband with a hammer. >> this as the first
josh gibson who never played in the majors because of segregation now the all-time batting average leader, ty cobb, number two. gibson surpassing gabe ruth in multiple categories including career slugging percentage. sean gibson on this new honor for his great-grandfather. >> george played at a time when blacks were not allowed to play in the majors and now that baseball is recognizing that it's a great honor for our family. >> david: they are, quote, correcting a longtime...
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day sort of helped pave the way for a lot the think five years later josh gibson wasn't and after that satchel paige. so for all the things that ted williams wrong he he write it off a lot ofhem. yeah. for the book did you talk to of ted williams is sox teammates or any of the players he managed with the washington senators and did you talk to any of john glenn's colleagues senate? yes, i talked to most of john ted williams teammates are no longer alive. i did talk to a few there was one who there's an interesting story in thewilliams was playing a game in washington when when john glenn days of nasa and he went to ain washington. and ted, john glenn was there the locker room. and i found an article about someone who was there andcouple years after this happened. butnt to space. so everybody knew john glenn was and he said this guy was coming telling taiclet terrible about this space stuff and we had no idea what he'son and i was able to interview him and he shared lot because know ted williams rookie season was 1939. so thes played with him aren't really still alive. did interview a c
day sort of helped pave the way for a lot the think five years later josh gibson wasn't and after that satchel paige. so for all the things that ted williams wrong he he write it off a lot ofhem. yeah. for the book did you talk to of ted williams is sox teammates or any of the players he managed with the washington senators and did you talk to any of john glenn's colleagues senate? yes, i talked to most of john ted williams teammates are no longer alive. i did talk to a few there was one who...
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now he is just the josh gibson of professional baseball. the new york yankees, the pitching staff, without gerrit cole, how about these guys who have picked up the slack and kept us near the top of the american league? >> no surprise the hitting come through with soto and judge. the pitching without cole and the baseball has to think about if and when cole rejoins the team and he heals, yankees against the orioles, i think the two best teams in the east and phillies and dodgers. >> phillies are looking amazing. >> four great teams this year. >> sox, any chance in the wildcard making a run? >> four great teams in baseball. >> say no more. say no more. richard, thank you. go ahead. >> i do want to say. >> oh, jump in here. >> my two sox friends i asked them if they saw the game last night. did you see the game? >> yeah. >> i followed it afterwards. it was a nice win. they won in baltimore. they remain over .500. they are still overachieving. they are in the mix for the wildcard race. you and i are definitely have overachieved. >> we all are o
now he is just the josh gibson of professional baseball. the new york yankees, the pitching staff, without gerrit cole, how about these guys who have picked up the slack and kept us near the top of the american league? >> no surprise the hitting come through with soto and judge. the pitching without cole and the baseball has to think about if and when cole rejoins the team and he heals, yankees against the orioles, i think the two best teams in the east and phillies and dodgers. >>...
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the players include hall of fame catcher josh gibson. he'll be baseball's single season leader in batting average, beating ty cobb. gibson will also head to the top in slugging percentage ahead of babe ruth. baseball's commissioner said the goal is to preserve and celebrate the milestones of the leagues. well the order that went viral for stealing, stealing surfboards off the santa cruz coast is back after laying low for several months. order 841, as it's known, has not been around publicly all year. the marine animal disappeared at the end of last year before the county was hit with storms. she has a tracker, though, so wildlife experts can keep an eye on her frequent visitors shared how they feel about being so close to otters, such as this one. >> smaller animals and we should try not to disrupt their ecosystem and their life so i would certainly just deter leave it alone. >> don't touch it. don't get too close to it. >> otter 841 is usually spotted in or around steamer lane with scott peterson, the man at the center of one of califor
the players include hall of fame catcher josh gibson. he'll be baseball's single season leader in batting average, beating ty cobb. gibson will also head to the top in slugging percentage ahead of babe ruth. baseball's commissioner said the goal is to preserve and celebrate the milestones of the leagues. well the order that went viral for stealing, stealing surfboards off the santa cruz coast is back after laying low for several months. order 841, as it's known, has not been around publicly all...
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hall of fame catcher josh gibson will surpass ty cobb for the highest batting average. gibson batted 3.72, in his career beating out cobbs 3.66 batting average. he will also now be the career leading slug ring percentage person moving way ahead of babe ruth. still ahead, there's no place like home which bay area city is ranking on tap for the best place to raise a family. >> one of the most famous movie homes is now for sale. the home alone house and the chicago suburbs up for grabs. it's only 5 0. 25 million dollars while some of the house pretty recognizable fans of the film will see that that's exterior looks pretty much the stain. but this house is more than 9,000 square feet. and it's just been renovated inside. it features 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a 3 car garage. also that really cool staircase that a 10 year-old macaulay culkin, famous least took a little sled ride down. there's also movie theater and an indoor basketball courts. this is the first time the house has been on sale since 2012. and then you get all these people that want to take pictures outside of i
hall of fame catcher josh gibson will surpass ty cobb for the highest batting average. gibson batted 3.72, in his career beating out cobbs 3.66 batting average. he will also now be the career leading slug ring percentage person moving way ahead of babe ruth. still ahead, there's no place like home which bay area city is ranking on tap for the best place to raise a family. >> one of the most famous movie homes is now for sale. the home alone house and the chicago suburbs up for grabs. it's...
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those players include hall of fame catcher josh gibson, and he's going to become baseball's single season leader in batting average is 372 average, beating out ty cobb's 366. he'll also be at the top when it comes to slugging percentage, ahead of babe ruth. >> coming up in sports, the dallas mavericks needed a win to punch their ticket to the nba finals. could the minnesota timberwolves timberwolves spoil the party for at least another day? our jason appelbaum will have the story and the rest of sports next. >> and then on the 11:00 news, an extremely potent animal tranquilizer has made its way into street level drug supply. how one san francisco supervisor is now pushing for answers days these days, even when they're held scoreless for nine innings against the team with the best record in the majors. philadelphia in town for game two of a three game series at oracle park. no score in the fifth, spencer howard strikes out kyle schwarber, patrick bailey comes up throwing and johan rojas out at second. strike him out, throw him out! inning inning. double play howard for scoreless innings in
those players include hall of fame catcher josh gibson, and he's going to become baseball's single season leader in batting average is 372 average, beating out ty cobb's 366. he'll also be at the top when it comes to slugging percentage, ahead of babe ruth. >> coming up in sports, the dallas mavericks needed a win to punch their ticket to the nba finals. could the minnesota timberwolves timberwolves spoil the party for at least another day? our jason appelbaum will have the story and the...
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those players include hall of fame catcher josh gibson. he will become baseball's single season leader in batting average. his 372 average beating out ty cobb's 366. he'll also be at the top in slugging percentage ahead of babe ruth. >> still to come in, antioch native has become a rising star in college football. how he says he was able to take advantage of every chance to p conference. >> appalachian state quarterback joey aguilar seized his opportunity after the team's original starter injured his finger. ktvu greg lee reports. >> have you ever heard of the saying stay ready so you don't have to get ready? well, appalachian state quarterback from antioch had that kind of mentality in his college career, took off in a span of seven seconds. >> nate noel, the setback. play action. look that's aguilar in at quarterback fires a strike at the five. >> that's a touchdown. black and gold. >> aguilar comes in makes a great read. sparks the offense on that one. >> play a spark that turned into an award winning record breaking season for joey agu
those players include hall of fame catcher josh gibson. he will become baseball's single season leader in batting average. his 372 average beating out ty cobb's 366. he'll also be at the top in slugging percentage ahead of babe ruth. >> still to come in, antioch native has become a rising star in college football. how he says he was able to take advantage of every chance to p conference. >> appalachian state quarterback joey aguilar seized his opportunity after the team's original...
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hall of fame catcher josh gibson, who played in the 1930s and 1940s, will now become the mlb's career leader in slugging percentage. former giant barry bonds now moves down the list. an updated version of the major league database will be made public before the cardinals and giants play a tribute game to the leagues next month. >> a woman who has been living on the streets in orange county is crediting a now viral tiktok video for helping her get off the streets and into a home. abc news reporter david gonzalez, from our sister station in la, shows us how an act of charity caught on camera helped change your life. >> excuse me ma'am, sorry. really hungry. do you have any food? >> i could get her? >> it's the way linda king reacts to jimmy darts asking for food in a now viral tiktok video. that's transformed her life forever. >> my life is completely changed. there's nothing, hardly anything left from the old life. >> the 75 year old was homeless and was living in a tent, but gave away the little food she had on her to help someone she thought was in need. >> i have been enormously ble
hall of fame catcher josh gibson, who played in the 1930s and 1940s, will now become the mlb's career leader in slugging percentage. former giant barry bonds now moves down the list. an updated version of the major league database will be made public before the cardinals and giants play a tribute game to the leagues next month. >> a woman who has been living on the streets in orange county is crediting a now viral tiktok video for helping her get off the streets and into a home. abc news...
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that means hall of famer josh gibson is the new all-time leader in career batting average. wow. and career slugging percentage. taking away the record from ty cobb and babe ruth. historians spent three years combing through the statistics for around 3400 players from 1920 to 1948. to reach their updated standings. >> to understand the negro leagues is number one to understand that just mere statistics will never kind of help you truly grasp what the negro leagues represented. again particularly as we talk about it off the field. they really helped promote our game into parts of the country who otherwise would have never seen professional baseball. >> mlb commissioner rob manfred said the accomplishments on the field will be a gateway to learning about the triumph in american history and the path that led to jackie robinson's 1947 dodger debut. >>> well, the 49ers bolstered the offense yesterday signing someone who's been a staple at the wide receiver position. and no, it's not brandon aiyuk yet. >> yes, sir. it's about that time. >> yes it is. >> watches tape and every general m
that means hall of famer josh gibson is the new all-time leader in career batting average. wow. and career slugging percentage. taking away the record from ty cobb and babe ruth. historians spent three years combing through the statistics for around 3400 players from 1920 to 1948. to reach their updated standings. >> to understand the negro leagues is number one to understand that just mere statistics will never kind of help you truly grasp what the negro leagues represented. again...
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the move means catcher josh gibson of the homestead grays becomes baseball's single season leader in batting average and slugging percentage, ahead of babe ruth, willie mays, who played for the birmingham black barons before signing with the giants, will have ten hits added, bringing him to 3293. an updated version of mlb database will become public before the giants and the cardinals play a tribute game to the leagues on june 20th at rickwood field in birmingham, alabama, the oldest professional ballpark in the country still to come. for the fifth time in six months, lava spewing from a volcano in iceland. the concerns for neighboring communities after this latest eruption ♪ on your period, sudden gushes happen. say goodbye gush fears! thanks to always ultra thins... with rapiddry technology... that absorbs two times faster. hellooo clean and comfortable. always. fear no gush. so rich. so indulgent. it's new olay body wash. silky indulgent moisture. bye bye, dry skin. hello glow in just 14 days. indulge. with olay body wash. a slow network is no network for business. that's why mo
the move means catcher josh gibson of the homestead grays becomes baseball's single season leader in batting average and slugging percentage, ahead of babe ruth, willie mays, who played for the birmingham black barons before signing with the giants, will have ten hits added, bringing him to 3293. an updated version of mlb database will become public before the giants and the cardinals play a tribute game to the leagues on june 20th at rickwood field in birmingham, alabama, the oldest...
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hall of fame catcher josh gibson, who played in the 1930s and 40s, will now become the mlb's career leader in slugging percentage. former giant barry bonds now moves down the list and updated version of major league database will be made public before the cardinals and giants play a tribute game to the leagues next month. bonds is still the all time home run leader there, taking the bay area by storm, and they have even played a game. >> the golden state valkyries have now received more than 12,000 season ticket deposits. the team has also received more than 4500 individual ticket deposits since launching the team's brand. that means thousands of people will converge regularly on chase center when the purple and black start playing here in san francisco, the team makes its debut in the wnba in 2025. >> this weekend, people all across the state will be able to adopt a pet for free. this is an event put together by san francisco spca and a host of other adoption agencies. more than 150 shelters statewide are participating in adopt a pet day. it happens saturday, june first. the adoption fees
hall of fame catcher josh gibson, who played in the 1930s and 40s, will now become the mlb's career leader in slugging percentage. former giant barry bonds now moves down the list and updated version of major league database will be made public before the cardinals and giants play a tribute game to the leagues next month. bonds is still the all time home run leader there, taking the bay area by storm, and they have even played a game. >> the golden state valkyries have now received more...
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the players include hall of fame catcher josh gibson, who will become baseball's single season leader in batting average ahead of ty cobb. gibson will also be at the top in slugging percentage, ahead of babe ruth. willie mays, who played for the birmingham black barons before signing with the giants, will have ten hits added, bringing him to 3293. baseball's commissioner said the goal is to preserve and celebrate the milestones of the leagues. china sending a pair of giant pandas back to our nation's capital. the national zoo says the two bears will be back in the u.s. by the end of the year. first lady jill biden joined zoo officials to welcome them back to washington. news of the pandas return comes just six months after the zoo sent three pandas back to china, prompting an outpouring of farewell wishes from panda lovers nationwide. we appreciate your joining us today at noon. a quick reminder you can stream ktvu news on your smart tv, watch our live newscast, get stories on demand and more on amazon fire, roku, apple tv (upbeat music) - [tammi] can you guess what this is? ♪ hey,
the players include hall of fame catcher josh gibson, who will become baseball's single season leader in batting average ahead of ty cobb. gibson will also be at the top in slugging percentage, ahead of babe ruth. willie mays, who played for the birmingham black barons before signing with the giants, will have ten hits added, bringing him to 3293. baseball's commissioner said the goal is to preserve and celebrate the milestones of the leagues. china sending a pair of giant pandas back to our...
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but now both have been bested by josh gibson a power for hitting catcher from the leagues, jazz gibson was the greatest baseball clear tab put on baseball uniform. when you look at what he was able to do as a ketose and as many of you know, he wasn't a good cachin was a great catch it. and he is arguably the greatest combination of power and average this game has ever seen object proper said the story of the first black man in majorly baseball, jackie robinson and as long been lionized. >> i'm just fall flat but sports historians have just as long argued that the record books were incomplete because they did not include stats from the leagues. >> are robinson and so many others held forth before the game was integrated. recognizing former league players, sam allen and pedro sierra, not many are left, but major league baseball databases will now carry the accomplishments of over 2,300 league players from 1920 to 1948 along with a promise, i think focus on the history of the leagues is consistent with our efforts to produce diversity on the field and in the front office. >> so there's lo
but now both have been bested by josh gibson a power for hitting catcher from the leagues, jazz gibson was the greatest baseball clear tab put on baseball uniform. when you look at what he was able to do as a ketose and as many of you know, he wasn't a good cachin was a great catch it. and he is arguably the greatest combination of power and average this game has ever seen object proper said the story of the first black man in majorly baseball, jackie robinson and as long been lionized....
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josh gibson actually had the record he was a star in the leagues, but his name should have been as famous as ty cobb's it has tragically though been obscured in baseball due to a history or historic racism. but as of today, those statistics of the former league players are in the major league baseball record books. >> so as gibson was the greatest baseball clear to put on baseball uniform, but he wasn't a good cachin was a great catch and he is arguably the greatest combination of power and average this game has ever seen gibson now holds the lifetime batting average record with the 36372 average. >> and if you're not a baseball fan, those are video-game numbers gibson died at the age of 35, just three months before jackie robinson broke that color barrier in the majors, he never got to wear a major league uniform. he never got to play in the world series with mlb players, but now he and his fellow league players, they get to stand next to them for all time back in a moment when you saw his guilty plea were you surprised? do you think the criticism has been fair is very important. >> migh
josh gibson actually had the record he was a star in the leagues, but his name should have been as famous as ty cobb's it has tragically though been obscured in baseball due to a history or historic racism. but as of today, those statistics of the former league players are in the major league baseball record books. >> so as gibson was the greatest baseball clear to put on baseball uniform, but he wasn't a good cachin was a great catch and he is arguably the greatest combination of power...
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gibson, who will now be majorly baseball is new all-time career leader in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, the league was an integrated until jack thank you robinson famously broke the color barrier back in 1947. and more than 2000 players did not get an opportunity in the major's before that time. so pretty cool news and the birmingham southern college baseball team is heading to the division three world series but when they take the field, their school will no longer exists. the small private liberal arts college has been open since 18, 56, but it's closing on friday because of financial difficulties. the same de that the panthers will play for a shot at a title in east lake, ohio, a gofundme page has been set up to help the teams world series trip. it's already exceeded its initial goal of $100,000 it's still climbing i think it'd be amazing to win a national championship will be just a testimony to not only our team, but everyone that's one of the jersey before us. >> i think when they get done, i think they're going to realize just how special it is tha
gibson, who will now be majorly baseball is new all-time career leader in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, the league was an integrated until jack thank you robinson famously broke the color barrier back in 1947. and more than 2000 players did not get an opportunity in the major's before that time. so pretty cool news and the birmingham southern college baseball team is heading to the division three world series but when they take the field, their school will no longer...
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that means josh gibson, who is considered one of the best players of all time, will now lead multiple categories, including batting average and slugging percentage. gibson actually moves ahead of ty cobb and babe ruth in those categories. >> a lot of folks have long considered him to be the best baseball player in history. i'm glad he's getting his due. >>> all right, guys. let's have a boost. a college graduate at the university of west georgia got a lot more than his diploma at a commencement ceremony. he was surprised by this announcement. >> now, malik has a lot of people. but one special guest has shown up all the way from cosova where his mom has been deployed as a member of the georgia national guard. [ applause ] >> that's malik's mom, made it just in time for his graduation. okay. you can tell how much it meant there. that was a big day. malik, by the waya four-time member of the dean's list and earned a degree in special ed. >> he's got it all. >> that story just got better and better. that's a good one. >>> still ahead, carson has lined up a special "popstart." we have top
that means josh gibson, who is considered one of the best players of all time, will now lead multiple categories, including batting average and slugging percentage. gibson actually moves ahead of ty cobb and babe ruth in those categories. >> a lot of folks have long considered him to be the best baseball player in history. i'm glad he's getting his due. >>> all right, guys. let's have a boost. a college graduate at the university of west georgia got a lot more than his diploma at...
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those players include hall of fame catcher josh gibson. he'll become baseball's single season leader in batting average, beating ty cobb, and gibson will also head to the top in slugging percentage ahead of babe ruth. baseball's commissioner said the goal is to make and preserve and celebrate the milestones of the leagues. phenomenal change. all right. for 1918 is the time. >> pamela, are you doing sports? seems like it here. i love sports, i know you do. well, you talked about the giants. it'll be warm today out there. oh. nice day. baseball. 1245 i have always said you can do three forecasts for oracle park. if you're in the lower bowl and you're in the sun, it can be hot. so i'll go 68, but sunny and warm. i don't think there'll be a cloud in the sky. so again you know, maybe take the sunscreen just an fyi, i think it'll be pretty warm today. we are looking for clear skies. i mean, there's a teeny bit of fog, but yesterday, 60s, 70, couple of soft low 80s there. but today it's 70s and mid 80s. a few could push, maybe upper 80s if we get
those players include hall of fame catcher josh gibson. he'll become baseball's single season leader in batting average, beating ty cobb, and gibson will also head to the top in slugging percentage ahead of babe ruth. baseball's commissioner said the goal is to make and preserve and celebrate the milestones of the leagues. phenomenal change. all right. for 1918 is the time. >> pamela, are you doing sports? seems like it here. i love sports, i know you do. well, you talked about the...