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It seems problematic to incorporate the stats from two different leagues. Josh Gibson wasn't hitting against the same pitchers as Ty Cob or Babe Ruth. Those guys were hitting against the best pitchers in the world. I'm not trying to devalue Gibson's accomplishments, but the criteria to establish the records wasn't the same.
And Babe Ruth and Sammy Sosa weren't hitting against the same kind of pitchers. I'd say Ruth and Gibson were probably facing pitchers and fielders with more in common than those of different eras. Stats always come with context. Doesn't mean they don't belong together in the same list.