1947 Homestead Grays

61 - 44 - 4

35 - 35 - 4 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1948 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (61-44-4)

Top Hitter

Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher

Frank
Thompson

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	84	6th	ERA+	103	3rd
OPS	.672	5th	ERA	3.78	3rd
BA	.253	6th	BA	.259	3rd
OBP	.318	6th	K/BB	1.52	4th
SLG	.354	4th	K%	13.0%	4th
BB%	7.9%	5th	BB%	8.5%	3rd
K%			HR%	0.7%	2nd
ISO	.101	4th	WHIP	1.38	3rd

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rufus Jackson (Co-Owner & President) , See Posey (Business Manager) , Ethel Posey (Co-Owner)

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	Eudie Napier*	34	40	141	128	14	41	4	2	2	20	2	10	2	1	.320	.379	.430	.808	121
1B	Buck Leonard*	39	35	136	109	20	33	5	1	6	24	4	26	1	0	.303	.441	.532	.973	166
2B	Clarence Bruce	22	40	141	128	18	28	6	2	1	9	2	9	0	4	.219	.270	.320	.590	61
3B	Clarence Isreal	29	52	165	144	17	31	2	0	0	10	2	17	0	4	.215	.298	.229	.527	46
SS	Sam Bankhead	36	61	253	222	19	52	9	2	1	25	13	21	1	9	.234	.303	.306	.610	67
LF	Luke Easter*	31	62	250	223	35	60	11	6	5	36	2	24	3	0	.269	.348	.439	.787	115
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	37	52	225	204	38	47	5	1	0	9	3	15	2	4	.230	.290	.265	.554	52
RF	Luis Márquez	21	61	246	222	35	72	13	1	3	20	18	20	2	2	.324	.385	.432	.818	124

RF	Bob Thurman*	30	47	170	162	29	50	8	2	5	28	6	5	2	1	.309	.337	.475	.813	121
1B	Ed Young	34	28	107	103	13	28	9	1	3	11	2	4	0	0	.272	.299	.466	.765	108
C	Robert Gaston	37	16	47	43	2	6	3	0	0	4	1	4	0	0	.140	.213	.209	.422	16
C	Earl Ashby	26	15	44	38	4	9	4	0	0	8	0	5	0	1	.237	.326	.342	.668	83
RF	Gabe Patterson	27	8	22	18	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	.167	.286	.167	.452	26
2B	Wilbert King	32	5	15	12	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	.083	.214	.083	.298	-17
2B	Eddie Ducy	27	5	13	11	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	-10
1B	Maurice Peatros*	20	4	8	8	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	70
LF	Clay^		1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Raymon Lacy^	24	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Frank Thompson*	28	17	38	34	3	8	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	.235	.297	.235	.533	47
SP	Wilmer Fields	24	22	34	33	2	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.242	.242	.242	.485	33
SP	Willie Pope*	28	16	34	30	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	.167	.194	.200	.394	8
SP	Johnny Wright	30	14	34	34	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.147	.147	.147	.294	-19
SP	Cecil Kaiser*	27	17	25	25	4	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	.280	.280	.320	.600	64
SP	Eugene Smith**	31	13	24	20	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	3	0	1	.150	.261	.300	.561	53
RP	R. T. Walker	32	16	19	17	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	.176	.222	.235	.458	25
SP	Ciscero Warren*	27	14	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Harold Hairston	25	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Vic Harris*	42	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

LF	Alonzo Hicks*	25	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	29		669	2209	1985	263	503	83	18	27	221	57	175	13	36	.253	.318	.354	.672	84

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Sam Bankhead	36	SS	253	.286	.343	8.3%	8.9%	0.4%	1.0%	.072	.104
Luke Easter*	31	LF	250	.369	.343	9.6%	8.9%	2.0%	1.0%	.170	.104
Luis Márquez	21	RF	246	.385	.343	8.1%	8.9%	1.2%	1.0%	.108	.104
Jerry Benjamin**	37	CF	225	.269	.343	6.7%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.034	.104
Bob Thurman*	30	RF	170	.373	.343	2.9%	8.9%	2.9%	1.0%	.167	.104
Clarence Isreal	29	3B	165	.262	.343	10.3%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.014	.104
Eudie Napier*	34	C	141	.380	.343	7.1%	8.9%	1.4%	1.0%	.109	.104
Clarence Bruce	22	2B	141	.273	.343	6.4%	8.9%	0.7%	1.0%	.102	.104
Buck Leonard*	39	1B	136	.453	.343	19.1%	8.9%	4.4%	1.0%	.229	.104
Ed Young	34	1B	107	.350	.343	3.7%	8.9%	2.8%	1.0%	.194	.104
Robert Gaston	37	C	47	.211	.343	8.5%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.070	.104
Earl Ashby	26	C	44	.316	.343	11.4%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.105	.104
Frank Thompson*	28	SP	38	.261	.343	7.9%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.104
Willie Pope*	28	SP	34	.174	.343	2.9%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.033	.104
Wilmer Fields	24	SP	34	.225	.343	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.104
Johnny Wright	30	SP	34	.140	.343	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.104
Cecil Kaiser*	27	SP	25	.283	.343	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.040	.104
Eugene Smith**	31	SP	24	.263	.343	12.5%	8.9%	4.2%	1.0%	.150	.104
Gabe Patterson	27	RF	22	.234	.343	13.6%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.104
R. T. Walker	32	RP	19	.211	.343	5.3%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.059	.104
Wilbert King	32	2B	15	.165	.343	13.3%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.104
Eddie Ducy	27	2B	13	.190	.343	15.4%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.104
Ciscero Warren*	27	SP	12	.000	.343	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.104
Maurice Peatros*	20	1B	8	.286	.343	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.125	.104
Vic Harris*	42	PH	2	.000	.343	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.104
Clay^		LF	2	.000	.343	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.104
Harold Hairston	25	RP	1	.000	.343	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.104
Raymon Lacy^	24	PH	1	.000	.343	0.0%	8.9%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.104
Alonzo Hicks*	25	LF		.000	.343		8.9%		1.0%		.104
29			2209	.317	.343	7.9%	8.9%	1.2%	1.0%	.101	.104