1945 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1945 Homestead Grays


53 - 32 - 3


41 - 21 - 2 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1946 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (53-32-3)

Top Hitter


Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher


Roy
Welmaker

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
102
 2nd ERA+
134
 1st
OPS
.717
 3rd ERA
3.01
 1st
BA
.273
 3rd BA
.254
 1st
OBP
.354
 2nd K/BB
1.77
 2nd
SLG
.363
 3rd K%
12.9%
 4th
BB%
10.6%
 1st BB%
7.3%
 2nd
K%
HR%
0.4%
 1st
ISO
.090
 4th WHIP
1.32
 2nd

Notes:


• Champions of the Negro National League II
• First Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Second Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 5 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rufus Jackson (Co-Owner & President) , Cumberland Posey (Co-Owner & Secretary) , See Posey (Business Manager)


Roster
Player
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Uni
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
34
SS
142
21
5'9"
165
R
R
9/18/1910 (Sulligent, AL)
7/24/1976 (Pittsburgh, PA)
27
3B
147
19
5'11"
155
R
R
3/17/1918 (Rocky Mount, NC)
3/1/1973 (Rocky Mount, NC)
42
LF
212
18
5'11"
157
B
L
5/17/1903 (Starkville, MS)
3/7/1991 (St. Louis, MO)
35
CF
222
15
5'9"
165
B
R
11/9/1909 (Montgomery, AL)
11/23/1974 (Detroit, MI)
23
SP
19
47.0
26
6'3"
200
L
R
7/31/1921 (East Carnegie, PA)
1/12/1996 (Richmond, VA)
26
SP
7
13.1
6'2"
174
5/25/1919 (Cedartown, GA)
6/1967 (death place unknown)
37
RF
89
41.1
31
6'1"
195
B
R
2/23/1908 (McDonald Township, OH)
2/8/1965 (Dayton, OH)
SS
4
42
SP
14
35.0
20
5'11"
176
L
R
12/8/1902 (Harpersville, AL)
1/23/1974 (Birmingham, AL)
3B
23
35
C
35
14
6'1"
180
R
R
3/19/1910 (Chattanooga, TN)
2/11/2000 (Pittsburgh, PA)
33
C
190
30
6'1"
213
R
R
12/21/1911 (Buena Vista, GA)
1/20/1947 (Pittsburgh, PA)
40
LF
33
25
5'10"
168
L
R
6/10/1905 (Calhoun, AL)
2/23/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
27
RF
198
34.1
27
6'1"
175
L
R
8/4/1917 (Greenwood, MS)
4/2/1970 (Flint, MI)
32
3B
48
5'9"
186
R
R
1/1/1913 (Holly Springs, MS)
2/1/2001 (River Rouge, MI)
2B
5
L
R
35
2B
162
17
5'11"
147
R
R
9/13/1909 (Washington, DC)
2/14/1980 (Washington, DC)
37
1B
174
32
5'10"
185
L
L
9/8/1907 (Rocky Mount, NC)
11/27/1997 (Rocky Mount, NC)
RP
1
2.2
LF
12
26
LF
3
29
5'8"
162
7/20/1918 (Fort Meade, FL)
1/29/1998 (Lakeland, FL)
CF
2
34
SP
22
23.1
28
5'11"
215
B
L
9/15/1910 (Catskill, NY)
2/19/1997 (Catskill, NY)
30
SP
34
72.1
24
6'1"
197
R
R
8/20/1914 (Arboa, FL)
RP
3
3.0
31
SP
53
126.2
16
6'0"
200
B
L
12/6/1913 (Atlanta, GA)
2/3/1998 (Decatur, GA)
49
3B
73
22
5'8"
190
L
R
2/28/1896 (Remington, VA)
6/24/1963 (Washington, DC)
28
SP
21
43.2
5'11"
175
R
R
11/28/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
5/10/1990 (Jackson, MS)

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