1929 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1929 Homestead Grays


32 - 34 - 3


32 - 29 - 3 in the American Negro League

1918 / 1930 (Team History)

Managed by:
Cumberland Posey (32-34-3)

Top Hitter


John
Beckwith

Top Pitcher


Joe
Williams

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
85
 4th ERA+
113
 4th
OPS
.760
 4th ERA
4.80
 3rd
BA
.294
 4th BA
.289
 2nd
OBP
.352
 4th K/BB
1.42
 1st
SLG
.408
 4th K%
11.3%
 1st
BB%
7.7%
 5th BB%
8.0%
 2nd
K%
HR%
0.9%
 1st
ISO
.114
 4th WHIP
1.48
 2nd

Notes:


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


Fielding Breakdown by Position
C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH PR P
Player
Age
Pos
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
G
G
29
3B
5
0.2
16
-1.6
20
-3.4
8
-0.7
2
-0.4
1
33
SP
5
-0.5
2
-0.8
1
-0.2
10
27
SS
10
-2.7
9
-2.6
1
0.4
29
-0.3
3
32
RF
1
-0.3
4
1.2
2B
1
-1.1
26
C
61
3.0
1
-0.4
1
-0.8
33
RF
47
-3.1
2
31
2B
41
-5.3
1
-1.4
1
-0.9
1
1
24
LF
38
0.8
31
12.9
29
SP
2
29
CF
1
1.1
5
-1.9
6
-1.2
2
-0.8
29
2.2
29
3B
4
0.6
25
SS
8
2.2
34
LF
21
3.7
1
-0.2
14
0.3
1
2
29
SP
2
28
SS
1
-0.2
6
-0.3
12
-1.6
3
30
LF
1
-1.0
35
LF
2
0.0
9
0.4
7
-3.4
3
0.6
3
4
35
SP
4
24
SS
1
-0.1
28
2B
12
-1.4
29
SS
4
1.8
28
SP
4
-0.1
2
24
26
SP
1
32
CF
4
3.1
27
3B
2
-0.2
39
4.8
4
1.6
32
1B
41
3.0
1
-0.6
21
SP
2
43
SP
1
18
34
SP
4
-1.1
16
30
71
2.7
72
-2.3
72
-9.8
72
-1.0
72
1.8
73
2.7
73
13.2
79
-4.1
11
1
91

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