[Pelican]

I feel like I am getting hoarse from pointing out that good records exist for the hundreds of barnstorming games that were played, usually in October, between MLB stars and Negro League stars, from the early 1920's through to the 1940's. I don't understand why these games are largely ignored, even though they were well-attended, and good records kept and exist. While the sample size is not huge, there were enough games to provide a statistical analysis of how some of the best black players performed against some of the best white players, year after year. And over many years, the performances were amazingly even. The available records suggest that the best black players were every bit as good as the best white players. Which provides push-back against those whining about inferior Negro League competition and inflated numbers. So long as you limit Negro League stats to games between Negro League teams, I believe they are valid and comparable to MLB stats. And contrary to popular belief, that theory has been tested and proven.