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

Luke
Easter

Top Pitcher

Ted
Alexander

League Ranks (2 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	110	1st	ERA+	147	1st
OPS	.712	1st	ERA	2.00	1st
BA	.242	1st	BA	.227	1st
OBP	.309	2nd	K/BB	2.20	1st
SLG	.403	1st	K%	14.9%	1st
BB%	8.5%	1st	BB%	6.8%	1st
K%	15.8%	2nd	HR%	0.0%	1st
ISO	.161	1st	WHIP	1.11	1st

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	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Eudie Napier*	35	2	8	5	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	.200	.500	.400	.900	170
1B	Buck Leonard*	40	2	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	-61
2B	Clarence Bruce	23	2	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	71
3B	Willie Pope*	29	2	7	7	2	2	0	1	1	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	.286	.286	1.000	1.286	274
SS	Sam Bankhead	37	2	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	.125	.125	.125	.250	-25
LF	Luke Easter*	32	2	8	6	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	.500	.625	1.000	1.625	380
CF	Luis Márquez	22	2	9	9	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	131
3B	Wilmer Fields	25	1	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Bob Thurman*	31	2	8	7	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	.429	.429	.429	.857	156
SP	Ted Alexander	35	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	10		18	71	62	8	15	5	1	1	8	0	1	6	3	1	0	3	.242	.309	.403	.712	110

* = 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
Sam Bankhead	37	SS	9	.103	.312	0.0%	8.7%		4.8%		1.83	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.117
Luis Márquez	22	CF	9	.360	.312	0.0%	8.7%	11.1%	4.8%	0.00	1.83	0.0%	0.8%	.111	.117
Luke Easter*	32	LF	8	.691	.312	25.0%	8.7%		4.8%		1.83	0.0%	0.8%	.500	.117
Buck Leonard*	40	1B	8	.000	.312	12.5%	8.7%		4.8%		1.83	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.117
Eudie Napier*	35	C	8	.434	.312	37.5%	8.7%		4.8%		1.83	0.0%	0.8%	.200	.117
Bob Thurman*	31	SP	8	.349	.312	0.0%	8.7%		4.8%		1.83	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.117
Clarence Bruce	23	2B	7	.266	.312	0.0%	8.7%	14.3%	4.8%	0.00	1.83	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.117
Willie Pope*	29	3B	7	.597	.312	0.0%	8.7%		4.8%		1.83	14.3%	0.8%	.714	.117
Wilmer Fields	25	3B	4	.000	.312	0.0%	8.7%		4.8%		1.83	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.117
Ted Alexander	35	SP	3	.000	.312	0.0%	8.7%	33.3%	4.8%	0.00	1.83	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.117
10			71	.310	.312	8.5%	8.7%	15.8%	4.8%	0.00	1.83	1.4%	0.8%	.161	.117