1928 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1928 Homestead Grays


11 - 9


(2nd place in the Eastern Independent Clubs )

1918 / 1929 (Team History)

Managed by:
Cumberland Posey (11-9)

Top Hitter


Vic
Harris

Top Pitcher


Lefty
Williams

League Ranks (5 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
121
 1st ERA+
89
 4th
OPS
.829
 2nd ERA
5.01
 2nd
BA
.323
 1st BA
.291
 3rd
OBP
.374
 1st K/BB
1.96
 2nd
SLG
.455
 2nd K%
14.2%
 2nd
BB%
6.8%
 3rd BB%
7.3%
 2nd
K%
HR%
1.5%
 5th
ISO
.133
 2nd WHIP
1.44
 3rd

Notes:


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


Roster
Player
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Uni
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
28
SS
76
5'11"
200
R
R
1/10/1900 (Louisville, KY)
1/4/1956 (New York, NY)
32
C
27
3.0
5'8"
175
R
R
7/6/1895 (Lexington, KY)
1/1981 (Erie, PA)
26
C
30
26
2B
35
5'11"
172
R
R
3/6/1902 (Norfolk, VA)
12/3/1981 (Fort Myers, FL)
23
SS
78
17.0
6'2"
195
R
R
5/25/1905 (Cidra, Cuba)
5/20/1971 (Cienfuegos, Cuba)
25
C
14
6'2"
200
L
R
1/31/1903 (Massillon, OH)
9/1/1979 (Schenectady, NY)
32
CF
75
5'7"
160
L
R
9/27/1895 (Russellville, AR)
3/28/1977 (Chicago, IL)
32
RF
80
5'11"
195
L
6/14/1896 (Proctorville, NC)
12/2/1967 (Pittsburgh, PA)
30
2B
28
5'11"
180
R
3/5/1898 (Allegheny City, PA)
7/25/1964 (Pittsburgh, PA)
23
LF
82
5'10"
168
L
R
6/10/1905 (Calhoun, AL)
2/23/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
30
LF
11
2/3/1898 (Greenville, SC)
10/19/1983 (Cleveland, OH)
25
3B
18
5'11"
200
R
R
2/15/1903 (Dolomite, AL)
5/31/1989 (Beckley, WV)
28
SP
3
7.0
5'11"
190
L
R
1/1/1900 (Glasgow, DE)
6/12/1982 (Philadelphia, PA)
34
SP
19
25.0
5'6"
155
R
R
9/7/1893 (Reidsville, NC)
4/30/1960 (Washington, DC)
32
C
10
5'8"
151
R
11/12/1895 (West Norfolk, VA)
7/25/1963 (Beckley, WV)
27
SP
22
50.0
5'7"
170
R
L
9/17/1900 (New Market, AL)
8/9/1985 (Pittsburgh, PA)
31
1B
69
6'3"
230
R
R
9/13/1896 (Dunbar, PA)
2/16/1960 (Pittsburgh, PA)
42
SP
13
28.0
6'3"
190
R
R
4/6/1886 (Seguin, TX)
2/25/1951 (New York, NY)
33
SP
13
25.2
5'6"
165
L
L
9/24/1894 (Tanners, VA)
4/26/1952 (Homestead, PA)
29
SP
1
2.1
6'2"
180
L
L
4/29/1899 (Washington, DC)
12/12/1971 (Hockessin, DE)

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