Lefty Holmes - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Lefty Holmes

Frank Holmes
(Sonny; Ducky; Eddie)

Born: February 28, 1907 in Brunswick, GA
Died: December 27, 1987 in Brunswick, GA
(80 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: L

Ht: 5'9"

Wt: 153

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Notes:

• Buried: Greenwood Cemetery (Brunswick, GA)
• Relatives: Philly Holmes (Brother)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1929	NLG	ANL	22	RP	2	1	.667	4	1	3	1	0	0	17.0	9	9	11	1	15	9	1		2	77	4.76	132
1931	CHD	IND	24	RP	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	5	6	0	1	1	0		0	13	22.50	20
1932	BBS	EWL	25	SP	5	6	.455	18	10	7	7	1	0	116.0	63	47	108	2	50	68	0		2	492	3.65	113
1934	PS	NN2	27	SP	7	6	.538	14	12		11	2	0	107.0	43	33	86	2	33	78	2		0	435	2.78	154
1935	PS	NN2	28	SP	4	6	.400	18	9		4	1	2	75.0	68	57	86	4	35	45	0		0	349	6.84	74
1936	NYC/WEG	NN2	29	SP	0	0		6	2		0	0	0	19.1	16	14	23	0	9	11	0		0	88	6.52	76
1938	SEN	NN2	31	SP	0	2	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.1	15	10	13	1	14	7	0	0	0	70	7.30	72
1940	NYC	NN2	33	RP	0	0		2	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	4	4	3	1	3	1	1	0	1	16	12.00	48
8	7			SP	18	21	.462	65	36	11	23	4	2	351.2	224	179	336	11	160	220	4	0	5	1540	4.58	102
162 Game Average					12	14	.462	44	24	19	15	3	1	236.2	151	121	226	7	108	148	3	0	3	1037	4.58	102

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	New York Lincoln Giants			SP	2	1	.667	4	1	3	1	0	0	17.0	9	9	11	1	15	9	1		2	77	4.76	132
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			LF	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	5	6	0	1	1	0		0	13	22.50	20
1	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	5	6	.455	18	10	7	7	1	0	116.0	63	47	108	2	50	68	0		2	492	3.65	113
2	Philadelphia Stars			SP	11	12	.478	32	21		15	3	2	182.0	111	90	172	6	68	123	2		0	784	4.45	106
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	0	0		5	2		0	0	0	15.2	15	13	20	0	8	10	0		0	73	7.47	67
2	New York Cubans			RP	0	0		3	0	1	0	0	0	6.2	5	5	6	1	4	2	1	0	1	31	6.75	82
1	Washington Black Senators			-	0	2	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.1	15	10	13	1	14	7	0	0	0	70	7.30	72

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1929	NLG	ANL	22	RP	17.0		1.53	1.74		11.7%	8.8%		19.5%	9.5%		0.60	0.92		1.3%	1.3%
1931	CHD	IND	24	RP	2.0		3.50	1.40		7.7%	10.7%		7.7%	7.6%		1.00	1.41		0.0%	0.9%
1932	BBS	EWL	25	SP	116.0		1.36	1.42		13.8%	12.0%		10.2%	8.5%		1.36	1.41		0.4%	0.8%
1934	PS	NN2	27	SP	107.0		1.11	1.34		17.9%	13.2%		7.6%	7.8%		2.36	1.70		0.5%	0.9%
1935	PS	NN2	28	SP	75.0		1.61	1.52		12.9%	11.4%		10.0%	8.7%		1.29	1.31		1.1%	1.5%
1936	NYC/WEG	NN2	29	SP	19.1		1.66	1.48		12.5%	11.3%		10.2%	8.5%		1.22	1.33		0.0%	1.5%
1938	SEN	NN2	31	SP	12.1		2.19	1.49		10.0%	11.1%		20.0%	9.1%		0.50	1.22		1.4%	1.4%
1940	NYC	NN2	33	RP	3.0		2.00	1.64		6.3%	11.1%		18.8%	10.1%		0.33	1.10		6.3%	1.4%
8	7			SP	351.2		1.41	1.44		14.3%	11.9%		10.4%	8.4%		1.38	1.44		0.7%	1.1%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1	New York Lincoln Giants			SP	17.0		1.53	1.74		11.7%	8.8%		19.5%	9.5%		0.60	0.92		1.3%	1.3%
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			LF	2.0		3.50	1.40		7.7%	10.7%		7.7%	7.6%		1.00	1.41		0.0%	0.9%
1	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	116.0		1.36	1.42		13.8%	12.0%		10.2%	8.5%		1.36	1.41		0.4%	0.8%
2	Philadelphia Stars			SP	182.0		1.32	1.42		15.7%	12.4%		8.7%	8.2%		1.81	1.54		0.8%	1.2%
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	15.2		1.79	1.49		13.7%	11.3%		11.0%	8.5%		1.25	1.33		0.0%	1.5%
2	New York Cubans			RP	6.2		1.50	1.54		6.5%	11.2%		12.9%	9.3%		0.50	1.24		3.2%	1.4%
1	Washington Black Senators			-	12.1		2.19	1.49		10.0%	11.1%		20.0%	9.1%		0.50	1.22		1.4%	1.4%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1929	NLG	ANL	22	RP	4	77	59	9	11	2	0	1	3		15	9		2	1		3	.186	.368	.271	.640
1931	CHD	IND	24	RP	1	13	11	6	6	1	1	0	0		1	1		0	1		0	.545	.583	.818	1.402
1932	BBS	EWL	25	SP	18	492	427	63	108	12	2	2	10		50	68		2	13		11	.253	.334	.304	.638
1934	PS	NN2	27	SP	14	435	391	43	86	10	4	2	7		33	78		0	11		7	.220	.281	.281	.562
1935	PS	NN2	28	SP	18	349	306	68	86	16	8	4	4		35	45		0	8		5	.281	.355	.425	.780
1936	NYC/WEG	NN2	29	SP	6	88	77	16	23	6	1	0	0		9	11		0	2		0	.299	.372	.403	.775
1938	SEN	NN2	31	SP	2	70	53	15	13	5	2	1	9		14	7	0	0	3		1	.245	.403	.472	.875
1940	NYC	NN2	33	RP	2	16	11	4	3	1	0	1	0		3	1	0	1	1		0	.273	.467	.636	1.103
8	7			SP	65	1540	1335	224	336	53	18	11	33		160	220	0	5	40		27	.252	.334	.343	.677

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	New York Lincoln Giants			SP	4	77	59	9	11	2	0	1	3		15	9		2	1		3	.186	.368	.271	.640
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			LF	1	13	11	6	6	1	1	0	0		1	1		0	1		0	.545	.583	.818	1.402
1	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	18	492	427	63	108	12	2	2	10		50	68		2	13		11	.253	.334	.304	.638
2	Philadelphia Stars			SP	32	784	697	111	172	26	12	6	11		68	123		0	19		12	.247	.314	.344	.658
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	5	73	64	15	20	6	1	0	0		8	10		0	1		0	.313	.389	.438	.826
2	New York Cubans			RP	3	31	24	5	6	1	0	1	0		4	2	0	1	2		0	.250	.379	.417	.796
1	Washington Black Senators			-	2	70	53	15	13	5	2	1	9		14	7	0	0	3		1	.245	.403	.472	.875

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