1926 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1926 Homestead Grays


2 - 0 - 1


(1st place in the Independent Clubs )

1918 / 1927 (Team History)

Managed by:
Cumberland Posey (2-0-1)

Top Hitter


Bobby
Williams

Top Pitcher


Lefty
Williams

League Ranks (1 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
88
th ERA+
81
th
OPS
.793
th ERA
4.00
th
BA
.299
th BA
OBP
.382
th K/BB
9.00
th
SLG
.411
th K%
16.1%
th
BB%
8.9%
th BB%
1.8%
th
K%
HR%
ISO
.112
th WHIP
1.30
th

Notes:


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


Roster
Pos Uni Bats Throws
29
1B
13
6'3"
230
R
R
9/13/1896 (Dunbar, PA)
2/16/1960 (Pittsburgh, PA)
26
3B
9
5'11"
200
R
R
1/10/1900 (Louisville, KY)
1/4/1956 (New York, NY)
30
RF
10
5'11"
195
L
6/14/1896 (Proctorville, NC)
12/2/1967 (Pittsburgh, PA)
40
SP
4
9.0
6'3"
190
R
R
4/6/1886 (Seguin, TX)
2/25/1951 (New York, NY)
29
RF
9
5'8"
185
L
L
10/14/1896 (Indianapolis, IN)
10/5/1954 (Philadelphia, PA)
30
CF
11
5'10"
180
L
L
5/17/1896 (Hampton, VA)
28
2B
13
5'11"
180
R
3/5/1898 (Allegheny City, PA)
7/25/1964 (Pittsburgh, PA)
26
3B
9
5'11"
180
L
R
8/10/1899 (Gloucester County, VA)
6/30/1978 (Washington, DC)
30
C
10
3.1
5'8"
175
R
R
7/6/1895 (Lexington, KY)
1/1981 (Erie, PA)
25
SP
5
9.0
5'7"
170
R
L
9/17/1900 (New Market, AL)
8/9/1985 (Pittsburgh, PA)
21
LF
14
5'10"
168
L
R
6/10/1905 (Calhoun, AL)
2/23/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
31
RP
1
2.2
5'6"
165
L
L
9/24/1894 (Tanners, VA)
4/26/1952 (Homestead, PA)
32
RP
2
3.0
5'6"
155
R
R
9/7/1893 (Reidsville, NC)
4/30/1960 (Washington, DC)
30
SS
13
5'5"
140
R
R
9/30/1895 (New Orleans, LA)
12/30/1978 (Pittsburgh, PA)

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