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+	87	4th
OPS	.826	2nd	ERA	5.01	2nd
BA	.322	1st	BA	.288	3rd
OBP	.373	1st	K/BB	1.96	2nd
SLG	.454	2nd	K%	14.2%	2nd
BB%	6.8%	3rd	BB%	7.2%	2nd
K%	3.0%	2nd	HR%	1.4%	5th
ISO	.132	2nd	WHIP	1.44	3rd

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Forbes Field (Pittburgh, 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)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Benito Calderón^	26	9	30	27	4	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.222	.276	.259	.535	45
1B	Jasper Washington	31	18	69	65	7	22	6	1	1	10	1	0	2	0	1	1	.338	.368	.508	.875	134
2B	Walter Cannady	26	8	35	30	9	15	5	0	0	6	0		4	0	0	1	.500	.559	.667	1.225	229
3B	Grover Lewis	33	5	18	15	5	5	0	0	4	9	0	0	1	5	1	1	.333	.412	1.133	1.545	303
SS	Martín Dihigo	23	19	78	67	13	21	1	1	4	13	0	1	9	1	0	2	.313	.395	.537	.932	149
LF	Vic Harris*	23	19	82	72	19	24	4	4	1	13	0	0	10	0	0	0	.333	.415	.542	.956	156
CF	Jelly Gardner*	32	16	75	65	17	19	1	0	0	5	1	0	7	1	0	3	.292	.361	.308	.669	81
RF	Dennis Graham*	32	19	80	74	12	29	3	1	0	14	1	1	5	0	0	1	.392	.430	.459	.890	140

SS	John Beckwith	28	19	76	72	8	22	2	2	1	10	0	0	2	9	1	1	.306	.333	.431	.764	104
2B	Mo Harris^	30	9	29	24	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	.125	.160	.125	.285	-22
C	George Britt	32	9	27	26	5	7	1	1	0	1	0		0		0	1	.269	.269	.385	.654	74
C	Buck Ewing*	25	4	14	11	4	5	1	0	0	1	0		2		0	1	.455	.538	.545	1.084	192
LF	Bobo Leonard^		3	11	10	1	3	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	1	.300	.300	.300	.600	62
C	Rags Roberts^	32	6	10	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	78

SP	Sam Streeter	27	7	22	19	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.211	.211	.263	.474	27
SP	Oscar Owens	34	8	20	18	1	7	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.389	.389	.556	.944	152
SP	Joe Williams	42	4	13	10	3	3	0	0	0	2	0		1		0	2	.300	.364	.300	.664	80
SP	Lefty Williams*	33	4	13	11	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.273	.273	.364	.636	70
SP	Webster McDonald*	28	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	80
SP	Nip Winters*	29	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	440
	20		188	706	628	117	202	30	10	11	98	3	3	48	19	3	27	.322	.373	.454	.826	121

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Vic Harris*	23	LF	82	.431	.336	12.2%	8.2%	0.0%	1.6%		5.16	1.2%	1.3%	.208	.118
Dennis Graham*	32	RF	80	.410	.336	6.3%	8.2%	0.0%	1.6%		5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.068	.118
Martín Dihigo	23	SS	78	.409	.336	11.5%	8.2%	1.3%	1.6%	9.00	5.16	5.1%	1.3%	.224	.118
John Beckwith	28	SS	76	.344	.336	2.6%	8.2%	11.8%	1.6%	0.22	5.16	1.3%	1.3%	.125	.118
Jelly Gardner*	32	CF	75	.313	.336	9.3%	8.2%	1.3%	1.6%	7.00	5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.015	.118
Jasper Washington	31	1B	69	.390	.336	2.9%	8.2%	0.0%	1.6%		5.16	1.4%	1.3%	.169	.118
Walter Cannady	26	2B	35	.540	.336	11.4%	8.2%	0.0%	1.6%		5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.167	.118
Benito Calderón^	26	C	30	.250	.336	6.7%	8.2%	0.0%	1.6%		5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.037	.118
Mo Harris^	30	2B	29	.123	.336	3.4%	8.2%	3.4%	1.6%	1.00	5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.118
George Britt	32	C	27	.282	.336	0.0%	8.2%		1.6%		5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.115	.118
Sam Streeter	27	SP	22	.187	.336	0.0%	8.2%	0.0%	1.6%		5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.053	.118
Oscar Owens	34	SP	20	.383	.336	0.0%	8.2%	5.0%	1.6%	0.00	5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.167	.118
Grover Lewis	33	3B	18	.586	.336	5.6%	8.2%	27.8%	1.6%	0.20	5.16	22.2%	1.3%	.800	.118
Buck Ewing*	25	C	14	.469	.336	14.3%	8.2%		1.6%		5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.091	.118
Lefty Williams*	33	SP	13	.245	.336	0.0%	8.2%	7.7%	1.6%	0.00	5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.091	.118
Joe Williams	42	SP	13	.275	.336	7.7%	8.2%		1.6%		5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.118
Bobo Leonard^		LF	11	.256	.336	0.0%	8.2%		1.6%		5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.118
Rags Roberts^	32	C	10	.339	.336	20.0%	8.2%	0.0%	1.6%		5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.118
Webster McDonald*	28	SP	3	.313	.336	0.0%	8.2%		1.6%		5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.118
Nip Winters*	29	SP	1	.940	.336	0.0%	8.2%	0.0%	1.6%		5.16	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.118
20			706	.365	.336	6.8%	8.2%	3.0%	1.6%	2.37	5.16	1.6%	1.3%	.132	.118