1941 Homestead Grays

50 - 27 - 2

50 - 25 - 2 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1942 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (50-27-2)

Top Hitter

Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher

Terris
McDuffie

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	113	1st	ERA+	125	1st
OPS	.731	1st	ERA	3.14	1st
BA	.267	2nd	BA
OBP	.337	1st	K/BB	1.95	1st
SLG	.394	1st	K%	10.8%	3rd
BB%	9.5%	1st	BB%	5.5%	1st
K%			HR%
ISO	.127	1st	WHIP	1.26	2nd

Notes:

• Champions of the Negro National League II
• First Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
SP	Fazio^		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000
3B	Jud Wilson*	45	30	110	94	22	40	10	2	1	26	0	13	3	.426	.495	.606	1.102	220
1B	Buck Leonard*	33	46	196	157	51	54	9	6	10	37	5	36	3	.344	.466	.669	1.135	228
C	Ameal Brooks*	34	7	27	24	6	8	2	0	2	7	0	3	0	.333	.407	.667	1.074	209
2B	Dan Wilson**	25	1	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200	244
3B	Howard Easterling**	29	44	183	167	38	50	7	4	4	30	7	14	2	.299	.354	.461	.815	136
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	31	46	203	178	27	48	5	2	2	19	4	21	4	.270	.347	.354	.701	105
RF	David Whatley*	26	38	167	151	26	43	8	3	2	16	6	12	4	.285	.337	.417	.755	119
SP	Jesse Houston^	31	6	13	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	45
SS	Chester Williams	35	46	202	178	26	40	3	0	0	15	5	20	4	.225	.303	.242	.545	60
2B	Matt Carlisle	31	45	157	141	15	32	5	2	2	21	11	14	2	.227	.297	.333	.630	83
C	Eudie Napier*	28	5	18	14	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	.143	.294	.143	.437	30
SP	Roy Partlow*	29	18	34	33	6	9	2	0	1	10	0	1	0	.273	.294	.424	.718	108
LF	Vic Harris*	36	40	168	157	19	37	6	0	0	20	1	11	0	.236	.286	.274	.560	64
SP	Ray Brown**	33	31	82	75	9	16	3	1	2	8	2	7	0	.213	.280	.360	.640	86
C	Robert Gaston	31	37	130	124	11	31	4	1	2	19	0	5	1	.250	.279	.347	.626	82
SP	Terris McDuffie	32	20	49	43	3	8	3	1	1	5	0	5	1	.186	.271	.372	.643	86
C	Clarence Palm	33	5	14	14	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	45
SP	J. C. Hamilton*	28	11	24	22	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	.136	.208	.273	.481	39
SP	Wilmer Fields	18	3	12	12	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	20
SP	Johnny Wright	24	7	14	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	-78
-	Cliff Blackmon	27	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RP	Edsall Walker**	30	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	23		489	1809	1613	267	430	69	23	30	239	43	171	25	.267	.337	.394	.731	113

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Jerry Benjamin**	31	CF	203	.328	.317	10.3%	8.1%	1.0%	1.2%	.084	.101
Chester Williams	35	SS	202	.266	.317	9.9%	8.1%	0.0%	1.2%	.017	.101
Buck Leonard*	33	1B	196	.495	.317	18.4%	8.1%	5.1%	1.2%	.325	.101
Howard Easterling**	29	3B	183	.370	.317	7.7%	8.1%	2.2%	1.2%	.162	.101
Vic Harris*	36	LF	168	.270	.317	6.5%	8.1%	0.0%	1.2%	.038	.101
David Whatley*	26	RF	167	.341	.317	7.2%	8.1%	1.2%	1.2%	.132	.101
Matt Carlisle	31	2B	157	.294	.317	8.9%	8.1%	1.3%	1.2%	.106	.101
Robert Gaston	31	C	130	.288	.317	3.8%	8.1%	1.5%	1.2%	.097	.101
Jud Wilson*	45	3B	110	.489	.317	11.8%	8.1%	0.9%	1.2%	.181	.101
Ray Brown**	33	SP	82	.298	.317	8.5%	8.1%	2.4%	1.2%	.147	.101
Terris McDuffie	32	SP	49	.292	.317	10.2%	8.1%	2.0%	1.2%	.186	.101
Roy Partlow*	29	SP	34	.328	.317	2.9%	8.1%	2.9%	1.2%	.152	.101
Ameal Brooks*	34	C	27	.476	.317	11.1%	8.1%	7.4%	1.2%	.333	.101
J. C. Hamilton*	28	SP	24	.228	.317	8.3%	8.1%	4.2%	1.2%	.136	.101
Eudie Napier*	28	C	18	.228	.317	16.7%	8.1%	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.101
Clarence Palm	33	C	14	.229	.317	0.0%	8.1%	0.0%	1.2%	.071	.101
Johnny Wright	24	SP	14	.053	.317	7.1%	8.1%	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.101
Jesse Houston^	31	SP	13	.259	.317	15.4%	8.1%	0.0%	1.2%	.000	.101
Wilmer Fields	18	SP	12	.189	.317	0.0%	8.1%	0.0%	1.2%	.083	.101
Dan Wilson**	25	2B	5	.522	.317	0.0%	8.1%	0.0%	1.2%	.400	.101
Fazio^		SP	1	.743	.317	100.0%	8.1%	0.0%	1.2%		.101
Edsall Walker**	30	RP		.000	.317		8.1%		1.2%		.101
Cliff Blackmon	27	-		.000	.317		8.1%		1.2%		.101
23			1809	.337	.317	9.5%	8.1%	1.7%	1.2%	.127	.101