1940 Homestead Grays

53 - 23 - 2

28 - 13 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1941 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (53-23-2)

Top Hitter

Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher

Ray
Brown

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	99	3rd	ERA+	121	1st
OPS	.774	2nd	ERA	4.35	1st
BA	.289	2nd	BA	.253	1st
OBP	.364	2nd	K/BB	1.21	2nd
SLG	.410	3rd	K%	11.0%	3rd
BB%	9.8%	3rd	BB%	9.1%	2nd
K%			HR%	0.7%	1st
ISO	.121	3rd	WHIP	1.38	1st

Notes:

• Champions of the Negro National League II
• Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 4 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rufus Jackson (Co-Owner & President) , Cumberland Posey (Co-Owner & Secretary) , See Posey (Business Manager) , Dizzy Dismukes (Coach & Traveling Secretary)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Robert Gaston	30	36	128	110	10	24	7	0	0	17	0	14	0	4	.218	.306	.282	.588	52
1B	Buck Leonard*	32	54	228	185	49	70	14	5	8	42	1	39	2	2	.378	.491	.638	1.129	189
2B	Matt Carlisle	30	56	225	200	28	58	11	6	3	39	10	20	2	3	.290	.360	.450	.810	107
3B	Howard Easterling**	28	54	228	203	42	68	10	9	3	45	3	21	1	3	.335	.400	.517	.917	135
SS	Jelly Jackson	30	54	178	166	21	32	3	2	0	15	5	8	1	3	.193	.234	.235	.469	21
LF	Vic Harris*	35	47	208	183	37	50	8	6	1	18	1	19	1	5	.273	.345	.399	.744	91
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	30	44	194	170	38	54	3	2	1	27	16	17	3	4	.318	.389	.376	.766	98
RF	David Whatley*	25	53	241	217	42	64	7	4	2	21	9	22	0	2	.295	.360	.392	.752	93

3B	Jud Wilson*	44	41	136	114	20	29	5	0	0	21	0	19	3	0	.254	.375	.298	.673	75
C	Josh Johnson	26	10	29	28	6	10	1	0	1	6	0	1	0	0	.357	.379	.500	.879	125
C	Leroy Bass	22	5	14	14	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	28
C	Ziggy Marcell	23	5	12	11	2	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	.273	.333	.455	.788	101
C	George Britt	44	5	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	-50
1B	Josh Gibson	28	2	9	6	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	.167	.444	.667	1.111	183
C	Walter Perry*	24	1	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	185
LF	Ernie Smith*	32	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	-9

SP	Ray Brown**	32	32	92	80	12	26	3	2	2	10	0	10	0	2	.325	.400	.488	.888	127
SP	Edsall Walker**	29	21	59	52	8	12	1	0	0	8	1	3	0	4	.231	.273	.250	.523	35
SP	J. C. Hamilton*	27	17	35	31	3	8	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	.258	.324	.290	.614	59
SP	Willie Ferrell^	26	11	16	15	2	5	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.533	.867	120
RP	Sonny Boy Jeffries	25	4	7	6	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.667	.714	.667	1.381	257
SP	Willie Stevenson^		3	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-26
SP	Jimmy Hicks		5	6	6	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.833	1.167	193
RP	Rocky Ellis^	29	5	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	29
RP	Wilmer Fields	17	2	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	29
SP	Specs Roberts^	32	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	26		569	2082	1829	328	528	75	37	24	287	46	205	13	35	.289	.364	.410	.774	99

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
David Whatley*	25	RF	241	.352	.360	9.1%	10.1%	0.8%	1.3%	.097	.126
Buck Leonard*	32	1B	228	.501	.360	17.1%	10.1%	3.5%	1.3%	.259	.126
Howard Easterling**	28	3B	228	.412	.360	9.2%	10.1%	1.3%	1.3%	.182	.126
Matt Carlisle	30	2B	225	.368	.360	8.9%	10.1%	1.3%	1.3%	.160	.126
Vic Harris*	35	LF	208	.339	.360	9.1%	10.1%	0.5%	1.3%	.126	.126
Jerry Benjamin**	30	CF	194	.361	.360	8.8%	10.1%	0.5%	1.3%	.059	.126
Jelly Jackson	30	SS	178	.223	.360	4.5%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.042	.126
Jud Wilson*	44	3B	136	.341	.360	14.0%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.044	.126
Robert Gaston	30	C	128	.281	.360	10.9%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.064	.126
Ray Brown**	32	SP	92	.399	.360	10.9%	10.1%	2.2%	1.3%	.163	.126
Edsall Walker**	29	SP	59	.238	.360	5.1%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.019	.126
J. C. Hamilton*	27	SP	35	.293	.360	8.6%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.032	.126
Josh Johnson	26	C	29	.400	.360	3.4%	10.1%	3.4%	1.3%	.143	.126
Willie Ferrell^	26	SP	16	.359	.360	0.0%	10.1%	6.3%	1.3%	.200	.126
Leroy Bass	22	C	14	.228	.360	0.0%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.071	.126
Ziggy Marcell	23	C	12	.356	.360	8.3%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.182	.126
George Britt	44	C	11	.140	.360	18.2%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.126
Josh Gibson	28	1B	9	.474	.360	33.3%	10.1%	11.1%	1.3%	.500	.126
Sonny Boy Jeffries	25	RP	7	.653	.360	14.3%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.126
Willie Stevenson^		SP	7	.136	.360	0.0%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.126
Jimmy Hicks		SP	6	.483	.360	0.0%	10.1%	16.7%	1.3%	.500	.126
Walter Perry*	24	C	5	.534	.360	20.0%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.126
Rocky Ellis^	29	RP	4	.237	.360	0.0%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.126
Wilmer Fields	17	RP	4	.237	.360	0.0%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.126
Specs Roberts^	32	SP	3	.000	.360	0.0%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.126
Ernie Smith*	32	LF	3	.257	.360	33.3%	10.1%	0.0%	1.3%	.000	.126
26			2082	.357	.360	9.8%	10.1%	1.2%	1.3%	.121	.126