1944 Homestead Grays

65 - 30 - 3

48 - 24 - 3 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (65-30-3)

Top Hitter

Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher

Ray
Brown

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	106	1st	ERA+	99	5th
OPS	.777	2nd	ERA	4.20	4th
BA	.291	2nd	BA	.279	5th
OBP	.364	2nd	K/BB	1.37	4th
SLG	.413	2nd	K%	9.9%	4th
BB%	9.3%	1st	BB%	7.2%	3rd
K%			HR%	0.5%	1st
ISO	.122	1st	WHIP	1.40	4th

Notes:

• Negro League World Series Champions
• 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	BB	IBB	HBP	SH	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1B	Buck Leonard*	36	49	221	179	48	61	15	7	7	39	1	31	0	5	6	0	.341	.451	.620	1.071	182
C	Josh Gibson	32	49	199	176	39	59	8	6	9	49	3	23	3	0	0	1	.335	.412	.602	1.014	166
SP	Ray Brown**	36	30	90	80	13	26	3	2	2	17	0	9	0	0	1	0	.325	.393	.488	.881	132
LF	Vic Harris*	39	19	30	27	6	12	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	.444	.483	.481	.964	156
RF	Dave Hoskins*	26	51	196	186	31	61	10	4	3	41	2	4	0	2	4	0	.328	.349	.473	.822	116
SP	Edsall Walker**	33	16	31	29	4	10	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	.345	.387	.414	.801	112
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	34	53	251	228	43	74	10	2	2	31	4	19	0	1	3	0	.325	.379	.412	.791	109
2B	Walter Cannady	42	35	147	135	20	44	8	1	0	26	3	11	1	0	1	0	.326	.377	.400	.777	106
SP	Eddie White*		6	12	10	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	94
LF	Cool Papa Bell**	41	52	250	213	43	66	9	3	1	27	4	30	1	1	6	0	.310	.398	.394	.792	110
SS	Sam Bankhead	33	55	251	212	45	55	9	5	1	28	8	29	0	2	8	0	.259	.354	.363	.717	90
C	Robert Gaston	34	20	69	59	8	13	4	1	0	10	0	6	0	2	2	0	.220	.313	.322	.635	68
3B	Ray Battle	26	35	93	78	10	22	0	1	0	6	0	7	0	1	7	0	.282	.349	.308	.657	75
RF	David Whatley*	29	8	27	24	3	6	1	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.292	.625	66
3B	Jud Wilson*	48	25	69	57	4	12	2	1	0	10	0	11	0	0	1	0	.211	.338	.281	.619	65
2B	Joe Spencer	24	12	32	30	6	6	2	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	37
SP	Johnny Johnson*	28	13	23	22	0	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.136	.136	.227	.364	-5
2B	Jelly Jackson	34	37	106	91	19	16	2	1	0	8	0	11	0	1	3	0	.176	.272	.220	.492	31
SP	Roy Welmaker**	30	5	21	19	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	12
SP	Spoon Carter*	41	12	29	28	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24
SP	Roland Anderson^		1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Garnett Blair*	22	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Lefty Boone^	24	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	40
2B	Matt Carlisle	34	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1B	Piper Davis	26	1	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	12
SP	Willie Hubert	31	5	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Dolly King^	30	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Johnny Wright	27	3	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Ben Hill^	27	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	29		598	2178	1910	349	556	88	35	25	316	27	203	5	17	48	2	.291	.364	.413	.777	106

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Jerry Benjamin**	34	CF	251	.370	.350	7.6%	8.5%	0.8%	0.9%	.088	.106
Sam Bankhead	33	SS	251	.334	.350	11.6%	8.5%	0.4%	0.9%	.104	.106
Cool Papa Bell**	41	LF	250	.368	.350	12.0%	8.5%	0.4%	0.9%	.085	.106
Buck Leonard*	36	1B	221	.470	.350	14.0%	8.5%	3.2%	0.9%	.279	.106
Josh Gibson	32	C	199	.446	.350	11.6%	8.5%	4.5%	0.9%	.267	.106
Dave Hoskins*	26	RF	196	.370	.350	2.0%	8.5%	1.5%	0.9%	.145	.106
Walter Cannady	42	2B	147	.361	.350	7.5%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.074	.106
Jelly Jackson	34	2B	106	.243	.350	10.4%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.044	.106
Ray Battle	26	3B	93	.298	.350	7.5%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.026	.106
Ray Brown**	36	SP	90	.404	.350	10.0%	8.5%	2.2%	0.9%	.163	.106
Jud Wilson*	48	3B	69	.307	.350	15.9%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.070	.106
Robert Gaston	34	C	69	.300	.350	8.7%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.102	.106
Joe Spencer	24	2B	32	.249	.350	6.3%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.067	.106
Edsall Walker**	33	SP	31	.379	.350	3.2%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.069	.106
Vic Harris*	39	LF	30	.443	.350	6.7%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.037	.106
Spoon Carter*	41	SP	29	.131	.350	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
David Whatley*	29	RF	27	.309	.350	11.1%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.042	.106
Johnny Johnson*	28	SP	23	.156	.350	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.091	.106
Roy Welmaker**	30	SP	21	.181	.350	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Eddie White*		SP	12	.347	.350	16.7%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.200	.106
Willie Hubert	31	SP	10	.000	.350	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Johnny Wright	27	SP	6	.000	.350	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Piper Davis	26	1B	5	.309	.350	20.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Dolly King^	30	RF	2	.000	.350	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Garnett Blair*	22	SP	2	.000	.350	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Lefty Boone^	24	SP	2	.378	.350	50.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Matt Carlisle	34	2B	2	.000	.350	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Roland Anderson^		SP	2	.000	.350	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Ben Hill^	27	SP		.000	.350		8.5%		0.9%		.106
29			2178	.357	.350	9.3%	8.5%	1.1%	0.9%	.122	.106