1939 Homestead Grays

49 - 21 - 1

40 - 19 - 1 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1940 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (49-21-1)

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Roy
Partlow

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	122	1st	ERA+	119	2nd
OPS	.843	1st	ERA	4.15	2nd
BA	.298	2nd	BA	.250	2nd
OBP	.369	1st	K/BB	1.35	4th
SLG	.474	1st	K%	11.6%	3rd
BB%	9.5%	2nd	BB%	8.6%	3rd
K%	1.1%	3rd	HR%	1.2%	4th
ISO	.176	1st	WHIP	1.32	1st

Notes:

• First Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Second Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Home Ballpark: Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rufus Jackson (Co-Owner & President) , Cumberland Posey (Co-Owner & Secretary) , See Posey (Business Manager)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
PH	Tommie Dukes*	32	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0	0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	431
C	Josh Gibson	27	28	126	104	35	42	5	3	11	40	3	0	15		1	1	3	3		.404	.472	.827	1.298	238
1B	Buck Leonard*	31	32	141	118	35	44	11	1	11	48	2	0	19	1	0	0	3	1	0	.373	.457	.763	1.219	218
RF	David Whatley*	24	28	113	105	25	45	6	4	1	17	2	0	5	4	0	0	3	0	0	.429	.455	.590	1.045	175
LF	Tom Parker	27	17	49	42	9	15	1	1	2	11	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	.357	.429	.571	1.000	163
C	Eudie Napier*	26	3	12	9	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.444	.944	152
3B	Henry Spearman	29	33	133	122	23	38	4	5	3	24	0	0	10	3	0	1	0	0	0	.311	.368	.500	.868	128
RF	Jim Williams	33	4	16	15	3	5	2	0	0	2	0		1			0	0	0		.333	.375	.467	.842	122
LF	Vic Harris*	34	33	151	129	18	34	7	3	2	22	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	1	0	.264	.360	.411	.771	104
2B	Sam Bankhead	28	35	159	137	31	40	4	3	2	22	5	1	13	0	1	1	7	1	0	.292	.355	.409	.764	102
SP	Roy Partlow*	27	14	30	29	6	8	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.300	.414	.714	87
RF	Thompson^		1	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0	0		.333	.333	.333	.667	77
CF	Babe Davis	30	8	34	33	5	9	0	0	1	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0		.273	.294	.364	.658	73
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	29	19	89	74	18	18	1	1	0	8	6	0	12	1	0	1	2	0	0	.243	.356	.284	.640	71
SP	Edsall Walker**	28	11	33	30	1	7	1	0	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.281	.367	.648	70
CF	Ray Brown**	31	19	76	71	14	18	3	0	1	8	1	0	4	1	0	0	1	0		.254	.293	.338	.631	67
C	Robert Gaston	29	5	12	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	62
SS	Jelly Jackson	29	35	140	118	26	21	2	4	1	14	1	0	16	2	0	1	5	0	0	.178	.281	.288	.570	51
SP	Specs Roberts^	31	7	22	20	4	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	27
SP	Willie Ferrell^	25	2	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	1	0		.143	.143	.143	.286	-24
3B	Harry Williams	34	4	12	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	0			.000	.083	.000	.083	-76
C	Wyatt Turner	30	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Roy Welmaker**	25	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Joe Brown	22	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	24		343	1367	1196	262	357	49	25	37	233	20	1	130	13	2	7	27	7	0	.298	.369	.474	.843	122

* = 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
Sam Bankhead	28	2B	159	.335	.347	8.2%	8.8%	0.0%	0.7%		13.38	1.3%	1.6%	.117	.119
Vic Harris*	34	LF	151	.357	.347	13.2%	8.8%	0.0%	0.7%		13.38	1.3%	1.6%	.147	.119
Buck Leonard*	31	1B	141	.513	.347	13.5%	8.8%	0.7%	0.7%	19.00	13.38	7.8%	1.6%	.390	.119
Jelly Jackson	29	SS	140	.266	.347	11.4%	8.8%	1.4%	0.7%	8.00	13.38	0.7%	1.6%	.110	.119
Henry Spearman	29	3B	133	.393	.347	7.5%	8.8%	2.3%	0.7%	3.33	13.38	2.3%	1.6%	.189	.119
Josh Gibson	27	C	126	.529	.347	11.9%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38	8.7%	1.6%	.423	.119
David Whatley*	24	RF	113	.462	.347	4.4%	8.8%	3.5%	0.7%	1.25	13.38	0.9%	1.6%	.162	.119
Jerry Benjamin**	29	CF	89	.313	.347	13.5%	8.8%	1.1%	0.7%	12.00	13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.041	.119
Ray Brown**	31	CF	76	.291	.347	5.3%	8.8%	1.3%	0.7%	4.00	13.38	1.3%	1.6%	.085	.119
Tom Parker	27	LF	49	.446	.347	12.2%	8.8%	0.0%	0.7%		13.38	4.1%	1.6%	.214	.119
Babe Davis	30	CF	34	.303	.347	2.9%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38	2.9%	1.6%	.091	.119
Edsall Walker**	28	SP	33	.289	.347	6.1%	8.8%	0.0%	0.7%		13.38	3.0%	1.6%	.133	.119
Roy Partlow*	27	SP	30	.324	.347	3.3%	8.8%	3.3%	0.7%	1.00	13.38	3.3%	1.6%	.138	.119
Specs Roberts^	31	SP	22	.240	.347	9.1%	8.8%	0.0%	0.7%		13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.119
Jim Williams	33	RF	16	.387	.347	6.3%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.133	.119
Harry Williams	34	3B	12	.063	.347	8.3%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.119
Eudie Napier*	26	C	12	.458	.347	16.7%	8.8%	0.0%	0.7%		13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.111	.119
Robert Gaston	29	C	12	.301	.347	0.0%	8.8%	0.0%	0.7%		13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.119
Willie Ferrell^	25	SP	8	.118	.347	0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.119
Thompson^		RF	3	.314	.347	0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.119
Joe Brown	22	C	3	.000	.347	0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.119
Wyatt Turner	30	C	2	.000	.347	0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.119
Roy Welmaker**	25	RP	2	.000	.347	0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.119
Tommie Dukes*	32	PH	1	.943	.347	0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.119
24			1367	.376	.347	9.5%	8.8%	1.1%	0.7%	8.62	13.38	2.7%	1.6%	.176	.119