1939 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1939 Homestead Grays


42 - 21 - 1


36 - 19 - 1 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1940 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (42-21-1)

Top Hitter


Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher


Roy
Partlow

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
127
1st ERA+
136
1st
OPS
.842
1st ERA
3.56
1st
BA
.298
1st BA
OBP
.369
1st K/BB
1.45
2nd
SLG
.473
1st K%
11.4%
1st
BB%
10.0%
2nd BB%
7.9%
5th
K%
HR%
ISO
.175
1st WHIP
1.30
1st

Notes:


• 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)


Wins Above Replacement
Glossary
27
C
123
2.4
2.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
27
SP
27
46.2
2.4
0.1
0.0
2.3
0.0
31
1B
135
2.2
2.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
28
SP
30
67.2
1.4
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
31
SP
24
45.0
1.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
28
2B
153
1.1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
27
LF
49
29.1
0.9
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
24
RF
108
0.9
1.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
31
CF
82
71.0
0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
29
3B
125
0.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
34
LF
138
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
29
CF
78
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
26
C
9
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
25
RP
1
3.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
33
RF
16
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
30
CF
34
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
25
SP
8
17.2
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
32
-
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
29
C
11
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
RF
3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
30
C
2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
22
C
3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
29
SS
134
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
34
3B
12
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
24
1306
280.1
15.1
8.5
0.0
6.6
0.0

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