1942 Homestead Grays

86 - 29 - 3

23 - 10 - 1 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1943 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (86-29-3)

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Roy
Partlow

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	104	2nd	ERA+	112	1st
OPS	.719	2nd	ERA	3.47	1st
BA	.266	1st	BA	.252	4th
OBP	.351	1st	K/BB	1.72	1st
SLG	.367	2nd	K%	11.7%	5th
BB%	10.8%	1st	BB%	6.8%	1st
K%	0.9%	5th	HR%	1.0%	2nd
ISO	.102	2nd	WHIP	1.28	1st

Notes:

• Champions of the Negro National League II
• First Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Second Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 5 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+
C	Josh Gibson	30	62	266	212	57	72	9	4	14	66	4	1	51	1	1	2	1	0	0	.340	.472	.618	1.090	207
LF	Lennie Pearson	24	2	8	8	2	3	2	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.375	.375	.625	1.000	181
C	Robert Gaston	32	20	75	62	8	21	3	0	0	10	0	1	12	1	0	0	1	0	0	.339	.446	.387	.833	137
1B	Jud Wilson*	46	53	185	149	36	39	4	1	4	34	0	0	30	1	0	5	1	0	0	.262	.402	.383	.785	123
RF	David Whatley*	27	51	213	189	39	59	9	2	1	14	3	0	19	0		3	2	0	0	.312	.384	.397	.781	121
SS	Sam Bankhead	31	58	250	219	35	62	5	4	3	48	9	0	30	2	0	1	0	0	0	.283	.372	.384	.756	114
3B	Howard Easterling**	30	67	290	258	51	67	12	4	7	36	2	2	27	6	0	3	2	0	0	.260	.337	.419	.755	113
SP	Leon Day	25	1	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0			0	0			.250	.250	.500	.750	110
SP	Garnett Blair*	20	7	19	17	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		0	1	0	0	.353	.389	.353	.742	111
LF	Wilmer Fields	19	8	26	24	4	6	4	0	0	4	0		2			0	0			.250	.308	.417	.724	104
2B	Matt Carlisle	32	55	201	170	33	46	6	4	0	18	13	0	24	4		1	4	2	0	.271	.360	.353	.713	102
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	32	67	306	267	53	73	7	1	2	28	15	0	33	2	0	2	4	0	2	.273	.358	.330	.687	95
LF	Vic Harris*	37	52	206	183	26	48	2	3	2	35	3	0	17	0	0	3	2	1	0	.262	.333	.339	.672	90
RF	Ed Stone*	32	2	8	8	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		0			0	0			.250	.250	.375	.625	76
1B	Buck Leonard*	34	38	149	125	19	27	6	1	0	21	3	0	24	0		0	0			.216	.342	.280	.622	77
SP	Ray Brown**	34	36	121	112	13	25	6	1	1	9	0	0	7	3	0	1	1	0	0	.223	.275	.321	.596	69
SS	Chester Williams	36	56	214	197	21	45	8	1	0	20	5	0	14	0	0	1	2	0	0	.228	.283	.279	.562	59
SP	J. C. Hamilton*	29	7	16	15	2	3	1	0	0	3	0		1			0	0			.200	.250	.267	.517	46
SP	Edsall Walker**	31	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.250	.250	.250	.500	42
SP	Roy Partlow*	30	25	65	62	8	11	1	1	0	5	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	.177	.203	.226	.429	21
SP	Spoon Carter*	39	12	25	25	4	5	0	0	0	1	0		0			0	0			.200	.200	.200	.400	13
SP	Johnny Wright	25	18	28	27	2	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.185	.399	14
SP	Roy Welmaker**	28	21	52	47	4	8	1	0	0	5	0	0	2	2		0	3	0	0	.170	.204	.191	.396	12
RF	Frank Williams*	23	3	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			.167	.167	.167	.333	-6
SS	Bus Clarkson	27	2	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0			0	0			.125	.125	.125	.250	-29
	25		724	2745	2398	419	637	88	27	34	361	60	4	296	25	1	23	25	3	2	.266	.351	.367	.719	104

* = 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
Jerry Benjamin**	32	CF	306	.334	.336	10.8%	9.7%	0.7%	1.3%	16.50	7.46	0.7%	1.1%	.056	.102
Howard Easterling**	30	3B	290	.355	.336	9.3%	9.7%	2.1%	1.3%	4.50	7.46	2.4%	1.1%	.159	.102
Josh Gibson	30	C	266	.495	.336	19.2%	9.7%	0.4%	1.3%	51.00	7.46	5.3%	1.1%	.278	.102
Sam Bankhead	31	SS	250	.365	.336	12.0%	9.7%	0.8%	1.3%	15.00	7.46	1.2%	1.1%	.100	.102
Chester Williams	36	SS	214	.272	.336	6.5%	9.7%	0.0%	1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.051	.102
David Whatley*	27	RF	213	.373	.336	8.9%	9.7%	0.0%	1.3%		7.46	0.5%	1.1%	.085	.102
Vic Harris*	37	LF	206	.323	.336	8.3%	9.7%	0.0%	1.3%		7.46	1.0%	1.1%	.077	.102
Matt Carlisle	32	2B	201	.339	.336	11.9%	9.7%	2.0%	1.3%	6.00	7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.082	.102
Jud Wilson*	46	1B	185	.384	.336	16.2%	9.7%	0.5%	1.3%	30.00	7.46	2.2%	1.1%	.121	.102
Buck Leonard*	34	1B	149	.315	.336	16.1%	9.7%	0.0%	1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.064	.102
Ray Brown**	34	SP	121	.283	.336	5.8%	9.7%	2.5%	1.3%	2.33	7.46	0.8%	1.1%	.098	.102
Robert Gaston	32	C	75	.404	.336	16.0%	9.7%	1.3%	1.3%	12.00	7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.048	.102
Roy Partlow*	30	SP	65	.203	.336	1.5%	9.7%	1.5%	1.3%	1.00	7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.048	.102
Roy Welmaker**	28	SP	52	.184	.336	3.8%	9.7%	3.8%	1.3%	1.00	7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.021	.102
Johnny Wright	25	SP	28	.198	.336	3.6%	9.7%	0.0%	1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.102
Wilmer Fields	19	LF	26	.339	.336	7.7%	9.7%		1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.167	.102
Spoon Carter*	39	SP	25	.191	.336	0.0%	9.7%		1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.102
Garnett Blair*	20	SP	19	.342	.336	5.3%	9.7%	10.5%	1.3%	0.50	7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.102
J. C. Hamilton*	29	SP	16	.251	.336	6.3%	9.7%		1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.067	.102
Lennie Pearson	24	LF	8	.457	.336	0.0%	9.7%		1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.250	.102
Ed Stone*	32	RF	8	.288	.336	0.0%	9.7%		1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.125	.102
Bus Clarkson	27	SS	8	.120	.336	0.0%	9.7%		1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.102
Frank Williams*	23	RF	6	.159	.336	0.0%	9.7%	0.0%	1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.102
Edsall Walker**	31	SP	4	.239	.336	0.0%	9.7%		1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.102
Leon Day	25	SP	4	.338	.336	0.0%	9.7%		1.3%		7.46	0.0%	1.1%	.250	.102
25			2745	.344	.336	10.8%	9.7%	0.9%	1.3%	11.72	7.46	1.2%	1.1%	.102	.102