Homestead Grays Team History - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Homestead Grays

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769 - 409 - 27 (.653)

2 Negro League World Series Championships
7 League Championships

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Ray
Brown

Leaders

Plate Appearances

#	Player	Years	PA
1	Jerry Benjamin	1935-1947	2954
2	Vic Harris	1925-1947	2899
3	Buck Leonard	1934-1948	2851
4	Josh Gibson	1930-1946	2023
5	Sam Bankhead	1939-1948	1804
6	Matt Carlisle	1935-1946	1506
7	Ray Brown	1932-1945	1384
8	Jelly Jackson	1935-1945	1247
9	Howard Easterling	1940-1946	1130
10	Jud Wilson	1931-1945	1116

Innings

#	Player	Years	IP
1	Ray Brown	1932-1945	1401.1
2	Edsall Walker	1936-1945	633.1
3	Joe Williams	1925-1932	491.0
4	Johnny Wright	1941-1947	490.0
5	Lefty Williams	1921-1935	425.2
6	Roy Welmaker	1936-1945	423.2
7	George Britt	1926-1940	349.2
8	Roy Partlow	1938-1943	325.2
9	Tom Parker	1935-1948	311.2
10	Spoon Carter	1942-1945	275.1

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Results:

#	Player	Years	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1	Josh Gibson	1930-1944	C	383	1631	1383	401	512	83	37	105	474	18		227		5	5	16	0	1	.370	.461	.711	1.172	211
2	Buck Leonard*	1934-1944	1B	487	2143	1774	471	631	127	43	81	459	28		315		0	16	38	0	2	.356	.457	.613	1.070	184
3	George Scales	1929-1935	2B	148	609	511	121	175	44	17	10	114	7		81			3	14			.342	.435	.554	.989	153
4	Jud Wilson*	1931-1944	3B	279	1035	874	170	277	48	14	13	204	3		138		0	10	13	0	0	.317	.416	.449	.864	138
5	Howard Easterling**	1940-1943	3B	231	982	885	178	281	40	26	16	168	22		77		0	4	16	0	0	.318	.375	.476	.850	130
6	Cool Papa Bell**	1932-1944	LF	138	655	570	124	190	24	11	1	69	19		72		1	1	12	0	0	.333	.409	.419	.828	124
7	Walter Cannady	1927-1944	2B	126	524	478	102	165	40	7	4	86	12		33		1	0	11	2	0	.345	.386	.483	.869	122
8	David Whatley*	1939-1944	RF	177	757	689	131	217	32	12	7	66	22		59		0	1	8		0	.315	.370	.427	.797	116
9	Jerry Benjamin**	1935-1944	CF	481	2223	1953	431	604	83	29	27	269	92		203		0	10	57	0	1	.309	.377	.423	.800	113
10	Vic Harris*	1926-1944	LF	657	2857	2539	519	779	125	54	35	420	32		258		0	13	47	0	3	.307	.374	.440	.814	112
11	Ray Brown**	1932-1944	P	393	1292	1157	193	320	70	21	31	199	10		111		0	1	23	0	0	.277	.340	.454	.794	112
12	Sam Bankhead	1939-1944	SS	220	958	827	160	225	23	12	5	118	37		104		0	6	21	0	0	.272	.358	.347	.705	93
13	Matt Carlisle	1935-1944	2B	361	1443	1272	224	353	50	30	12	190	44		119		0	7	45	0	1	.278	.343	.392	.735	93
14	Bill Evans**	1930-1933	RF	136	534	465	74	130	27	7	0	64	11		42			2	25			.280	.342	.368	.710	87
15	Chester Williams	1932-1942	SS	132	559	495	69	126	16	4	0	58	9		47		0	2	15		0	.255	.322	.303	.625	75
16	Robert Gaston	1932-1944	C	156	512	450	50	102	20	3	2	57	0		43		0	5	14	0	0	.227	.301	.298	.599	62
17	Jelly Jackson	1935-1944	SS	304	1079	956	142	181	19	10	2	88	9		78		0	6	39	0	0	.189	.255	.236	.491	29

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

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