1948 Homestead Grays

4 - 1

(1st place in the Negro League World Series )

1918 / 1949 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (4-1)

Top Hitter

Luis
Márquez

Top Pitcher

Ted
Alexander

League Ranks (2 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	64	2nd	ERA+	201	1st
OPS	.583	2nd	ERA	1.00	1st
BA	.200	2nd	BA	.258	2nd
OBP	.250	2nd	K/BB	1.33	2nd
SLG	.333	1st	K%	11.1%	2nd
BB%	6.1%	2nd	BB%	8.3%	2nd
K%			HR%	0.0%	1st
ISO	.133	1st	WHIP	1.22	2nd

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

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*	35	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	55
1B	Buck Leonard*	40	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2B	Clarence Bruce	23	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	102
3B	Willie Pope*	29	1	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.000	1.333	298
SS	Sam Bankhead	37	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
LF	Luke Easter*	32	1	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	125
CF	Luis Márquez	22	1	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	125
RF	Bob Thurman*	31	1	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	202

SP	Ted Alexander	35	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	9		9	33	30	3	6	2	1	0	3	0	2	0	1	.200	.250	.333	.583	64

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Luis Márquez	22	CF	4	.363	.317	0.0%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%	.250	.089
Eudie Napier*	35	C	4	.347	.317	50.0%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.089
Bob Thurman*	31	RF	4	.476	.317	0.0%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.089
Sam Bankhead	37	SS	4	.000	.317	0.0%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.089
Luke Easter*	32	LF	4	.363	.317	0.0%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%	.250	.089
Buck Leonard*	40	1B	4	.000	.317	0.0%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.089
Willie Pope*	29	3B	3	.634	.317	0.0%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%	.667	.089
Ted Alexander	35	SP	3	.000	.317	0.0%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.089
Clarence Bruce	23	2B	3	.318	.317	0.0%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.089
9			33	.274	.317	6.1%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%	.133	.089

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

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