1948 Homestead Grays

56 - 24 - 2

44 - 23 - 1 in the Negro National League II

1947 / 1949 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (56-24-2)

Top Hitter

Luis
Márquez

Top Pitcher

Tom
Parker

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	103	3rd	ERA+	84	5th
OPS	.687	3rd	ERA	3.82	5th
BA	.253	4th	BA	.252	3rd
OBP	.328	2nd	K/BB	1.11	6th
SLG	.359	3rd	K%	10.9%	5th
BB%	9.1%	3rd	BB%	9.8%	6th
K%			HR%	0.5%	3rd
ISO	.106	2nd	WHIP	1.39	3rd

Notes:

• Negro League World Series Champions
• Champions of the Negro National League II
• First Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Eudie Napier*	35	31	98	86	12	26	2	3	1	11	1	8	1	3	.302	.368	.430	.799	134
1B	Buck Leonard*	40	35	142	113	20	30	7	0	4	17	1	27	2	0	.265	.415	.434	.849	149
2B	Clarence Bruce	23	30	109	105	7	22	2	0	0	5	2	2	0	2	.210	.224	.229	.453	33
3B	Wilmer Fields	25	34	106	104	14	27	1	3	1	24	1	2	0	0	.260	.274	.356	.629	84
SS	Sam Bankhead	37	40	179	151	29	39	6	1	2	13	6	19	1	8	.258	.345	.351	.696	105
LF	Luke Easter*	32	39	166	138	30	42	8	3	5	32	2	26	1	1	.304	.418	.514	.933	173
CF	Luis Márquez	22	39	178	156	30	44	8	2	3	13	12	17	5	0	.282	.371	.417	.787	131
RF	Bob Thurman*	31	38	150	137	23	42	9	3	1	16	4	12	1	0	.307	.367	.438	.805	136

RF	Tom Parker	36	33	108	99	10	22	2	0	0	11	1	8	0	1	.222	.280	.242	.523	54
3B	Charles Gary	28	21	70	66	5	17	3	2	0	4	3	4	0	0	.258	.300	.364	.664	94
SS	Ervin Fowlkes	26	16	53	47	4	5	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	1	.106	.192	.106	.299	-11
C	Luther Clifford	24	15	44	41	3	10	1	1	2	7	0	3	0	0	.244	.295	.463	.759	121
C	Robert Gaston	38	4	11	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.100	.100	.100	.200	-41
RF	Bob Trice	21	2	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-16
C	Victoriano Sosa^		3	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	34

SP	R. T. Walker	33	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Willie Smith^		9	12	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	-51
SP	Frank Thompson*	29	7	11	9	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.333	.455	.333	.788	133
SP	Garnett Blair*	26	3	7	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	125
SP	Clarence Evans^		3	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Ted Alexander	35	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Larry Kimbrough**	24	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	96
RP	Lefty Bell^	27	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Bob Boston	29	9	18	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	-2
	24		430	1504	1339	193	339	49	18	19	157	34	137	11	17	.253	.328	.359	.687	103

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Sam Bankhead	37	SS	179	.324	.323	10.6%	8.5%	1.1%	0.8%	.093	.094
Luis Márquez	22	CF	178	.378	.323	9.6%	8.5%	1.7%	0.8%	.135	.094
Luke Easter*	32	LF	166	.435	.323	15.7%	8.5%	3.0%	0.8%	.210	.094
Bob Thurman*	31	RF	150	.381	.323	8.0%	8.5%	0.7%	0.8%	.131	.094
Buck Leonard*	40	1B	142	.410	.323	19.0%	8.5%	2.8%	0.8%	.168	.094
Clarence Bruce	23	2B	109	.214	.323	1.8%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.019	.094
Tom Parker	36	RF	108	.257	.323	7.4%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.020	.094
Wilmer Fields	25	3B	106	.295	.323	1.9%	8.5%	0.9%	0.8%	.096	.094
Eudie Napier*	35	C	98	.367	.323	8.2%	8.5%	1.0%	0.8%	.128	.094
Charles Gary	28	3B	70	.314	.323	5.7%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.106	.094
Ervin Fowlkes	26	SS	53	.160	.323	9.4%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
Luther Clifford	24	C	44	.353	.323	6.8%	8.5%	4.5%	0.8%	.220	.094
Bob Boston	29	PH	18	.159	.323	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
R. T. Walker	33	SP	14	.000	.323	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
Willie Smith^		RP	12	.080	.323	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
Robert Gaston	38	C	11	.087	.323	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
Frank Thompson*	29	SP	11	.396	.323	18.2%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
Garnett Blair*	26	SP	7	.379	.323	14.3%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
Victoriano Sosa^		C	7	.243	.323	14.3%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
Bob Trice	21	RF	7	.136	.323	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
Clarence Evans^		SP	5	.000	.323	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
Ted Alexander	35	RP	4	.000	.323	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
Larry Kimbrough**	24	RP	3	.318	.323	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
Lefty Bell^	27	RP	2	.000	.323	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.094
24			1504	.327	.323	9.1%	8.5%	1.3%	0.8%	.106	.094

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

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