1937 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1937 Homestead Grays


60 - 19 - 1


41 - 17 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1938 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (60-19-1)

Top Hitter


Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher


Ray
Brown

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
122
1st ERA+
133
1st
OPS
.872
1st ERA
3.78
1st
BA
.313
1st BA
.242
1st
OBP
.379
1st K/BB
1.58
2nd
SLG
.493
1st K%
13.2%
1st
BB%
8.8%
1st BB%
8.4%
5th
K%
HR%
1.1%
2nd
ISO
.180
1st WHIP
1.28
1st

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: Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 6 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Rufus Jackson (Co-Owner & President) , Cumberland Posey (Co-Owner & Secretary) , See Posey (Business Manager)


1937 Homestead Grays
Glossary

Left Field
32
2.2
1.9
0.6
Center Field
27
1.7
1.5
0.3

Right Field
31
1.8
1.1
0.9
Shortstop
27
0.3
-0.7
0.7
32
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
Second Base
27
1.2
0.1
0.9
Third Base
35
0.5
0.3
0.0
23
0.1
0.1
0.0
34
0.0
0.0
0.0
28
0.0
0.0
0.0
32
0.0
0.0
0.0
First Base
29
3.0
2.8
0.4
Manager W-L
60-19
.759
Catcher
25
4.1
4.0
0.0
30
0.7
0.6
0.1
+
Starting Pitcher
29
133.0
3.8
3.1
0.7
25
80.1
1.4
1.7
-0.3
26
74.1
0.6
0.5
0.1
25
69.0
0.8
0.3
0.5
23
39.0
1.5
1.3
0.2
22
22.0
0.1
0.2
-0.1
34
17.0
0.1
0.2
-0.1
28
6.2
0.2
0.3
0.0
20
4.2
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
Relief Pitcher
22
39.0
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0

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