1940 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Homestead Grays


53 - 23 - 2


28 - 13 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1941 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (53-23-2)

Top Hitter


Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher


Ray
Brown

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
99
3rd ERA+
121
1st
OPS
.774
2nd ERA
4.35
1st
BA
.289
2nd BA
.253
1st
OBP
.364
2nd K/BB
1.21
2nd
SLG
.410
3rd K%
11.0%
3rd
BB%
9.8%
3rd BB%
9.1%
2nd
K%
HR%
0.7%
1st
ISO
.121
3rd WHIP
1.38
1st

Notes:


• Champions of the Negro National League II
• Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 4 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Rufus Jackson (Co-Owner & President) , Cumberland Posey (Co-Owner & Secretary) , See Posey (Business Manager) , Dizzy Dismukes (Coach & Traveling Secretary)


Roster
Pos Uni Bats Throws
22
C
14
9
6'0"
170
R
R
5/5/1918 (Ruleville, MS)
5/7/2003 (El Paso, TX)
30
CF
194
2
5'9"
165
B
R
11/9/1909 (Montgomery, AL)
11/23/1974 (Detroit, MI)
44
C
11
4.0
5'8"
175
R
R
7/6/1895 (Lexington, KY)
1/1981 (Erie, PA)
32
SP
92
165.1
11
6'1"
195
B
R
2/23/1908 (McDonald Township, OH)
2/8/1965 (Dayton, OH)
30
2B
225
7
5'6"
145
R
R
2/5/1910 (Wenonah, AL)
11/18/1972 (Pittsburgh, PA)
28
3B
228
6
5'9"
179
B
R
11/26/1911 (Mount Olive, MS)
9/6/1993 (Collins, MS)
29
RP
4
6.1
14
5'8"
141
R
1/26/1911 (Darby, PA)
11/15/1989 (Richmond, VA)
26
SP
16
31.1
12
5'11"
180
L
11/6/1913 (Empire, AL)
17
RP
4
8.1
6'2"
197
R
R
8/2/1922 (Manassas, VA)
6/4/2004 (Manassas, VA)
30
C
128
5
6'1"
180
R
R
3/19/1910 (Chattanooga, TN)
2/11/2000 (Pittsburgh, PA)
28
1B
9
6'1"
213
R
R
12/21/1911 (Buena Vista, GA)
1/20/1947 (Pittsburgh, PA)
27
SP
35
61.0
15
5'11"
175
L
L
3/6/1913 (Marion County, FL)
12/14/1991 (Bradenton, FL)
35
LF
208
3
5'10"
168
L
R
6/10/1905 (Calhoun, AL)
2/23/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
SP
6
13.2
17
6'1"
195
R
R
30
SS
178
8
5'11"
147
R
R
9/13/1909 (Washington, DC)
2/14/1980 (Washington, DC)
25
RP
7
17.1
5'11"
154
R
R
8/5/1914 (Rochester, NY)
4/17/1995 (Rochester, NY)
26
C
29
6'1"
187
R
R
1/25/1914 (Evergreen, AL)
8/12/1999 (Springfield, IL)
32
1B
228
4
5'10"
185
L
L
9/8/1907 (Rocky Mount, NC)
11/27/1997 (Rocky Mount, NC)
23
C
12
18
6'3"
198
R
R
9/1/1916 (New Orleans, LA)
10/10/1990 (Los Angeles, CA)
24
C
5
6'0"
185
L
R
7/6/1915 (Oakland, FL)
3/1980 (Oakland, FL)
32
SP
3
7.0
5'9"
162
R
9/7/1907 (High Point, NC)
9/10/1984 (Fort Worth, TX)
32
LF
3
5'11"
168
L
R
6/3/1908 (Alexandria, LA)
8/13/1973 (Alexandria, LA)
SP
7
14.0
16
29
SP
59
136.2
10
5'11"
215
B
L
9/15/1910 (Catskill, NY)
2/19/1997 (Catskill, NY)
25
RF
241
1
5'10"
165
L
R
11/10/1914 (Griffin, GA)
3/13/1961 (Oakland, CA)
44
3B
136
5'8"
190
L
R
2/29/1896 (Remington, VA)
6/24/1963 (Washington, DC)

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