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Baseball’s record-book integration restored Oscar Charleston’s rightful place in the game’s history

Charleston, whose playing career included stints in Philadelphia, is now third all-time in batting average. As a player, he was compared to Willie Mays.

A display honoring Negro Leagues players at PNC Park in Pittsburgh includes statues of (front to back) Joseph "Smokey Joe" Williams, Oscar Charleston, William Julius Johnson, and Walter Fenner Leonard.
A display honoring Negro Leagues players at PNC Park in Pittsburgh includes statues of (front to back) Joseph "Smokey Joe" Williams, Oscar Charleston, William Julius Johnson, and Walter Fenner Leonard.Read moreGENE J. PUSKAR / AP