1927 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1927 Homestead Grays


8 - 2


(1st place in the Independent Clubs )

1918 / 1928 (Team History)

Managed by:
Cumberland Posey (8-2)

Top Hitter


Bobby
Williams

Top Pitcher


Joe
Williams

League Ranks (1 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
89
th ERA+
95
th
OPS
.820
th ERA
2.80
th
BA
.333
th BA
OBP
.385
th K/BB
2.22
th
SLG
.435
th K%
16.1%
th
BB%
7.2%
th BB%
7.2%
th
K%
HR%
ISO
.101
th WHIP
1.13
th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 4 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1 member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
• Charley Walker (President) , Cumberland Posey (Business Manager)


Roster
Pos Uni Bats Throws
31
SP
16
16.2
5'8"
175
R
R
7/6/1895 (Lexington, KY)
1/1981 (Erie, PA)
22
2B
4
6'2"
195
R
R
5/25/1905 (Cidra, Cuba)
5/20/1971 (Cienfuegos, Cuba)
31
RF
32
5'11"
195
L
6/14/1896 (Proctorville, NC)
12/2/1967 (Pittsburgh, PA)
31
CF
25
5'10"
180
L
L
5/17/1896 (Hampton, VA)
6/2/1967 (New York, NY)
29
2B
25
5'11"
180
R
3/5/1898 (Allegheny City, PA)
7/25/1964 (Pittsburgh, PA)
22
LF
30
14
5'10"
168
L
R
6/10/1905 (Calhoun, AL)
2/23/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
29
3B
4
2
6'1"
235
B
R
7/27/1897 (Caldwell County, TX)
9/22/1965 (Los Angeles, CA)
33
SP
8
10.0
5'6"
155
R
R
9/7/1893 (Reidsville, NC)
4/30/1960 (Washington, DC)
27
3B
22
5'11"
169
B
R
2/7/1900 (Dewmaine, IL)
3/8/1943 (New York, NY)
29
PR
5'11"
170
R
R
7/11/1897 (Brooklyn, NY)
8/1969 (New York, NY)
35
C
20
5'7"
172
B
R
11/3/1891 (Arkadelphia, AR)
2/28/1963 (Washington, DC)
30
1B
29
6'3"
230
R
R
9/13/1896 (Dunbar, PA)
2/16/1960 (Pittsburgh, PA)
31
SS
28
5'5"
140
R
R
9/30/1895 (New Orleans, LA)
12/30/1978 (Pittsburgh, PA)
41
SP
8
16.0
6'3"
190
R
R
4/6/1886 (Seguin, TX)
2/25/1951 (New York, NY)
32
SP
9
18.1
5'6"
165
L
L
9/24/1894 (Tanners, VA)
4/26/1952 (Homestead, PA)
30
C
4
5'11"
192
R
10/28/1896 (Orange, NJ)
11/30/1968 (Harrisburg, PA)

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