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Homestead Grays


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Record:
769 - 409 - 27 (.653)

2 Negro League World Series Championships
7 League Championships

Top Hitter


Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher


Ray
Brown

Leaders

Plate Appearances

# Player Years PA
1
Jerry Benjamin
1935-1947
2954
2
Vic Harris
1925-1947
2899
3
Buck Leonard
1934-1948
2851
4
Josh Gibson
1930-1946
2023
5
Sam Bankhead
1939-1948
1804
6
Matt Carlisle
1935-1946
1506
7
Ray Brown
1932-1945
1384
8
Jelly Jackson
1935-1945
1247
9
Howard Easterling
1940-1946
1130
10
Jud Wilson
1931-1945
1116

Wins

# Player Years W
1
Ray Brown
1932-1945
116
2
Edsall Walker
1936-1945
51
3
Johnny Wright
1941-1947
39
4
Joe Williams
1925-1932
36
5
Roy Welmaker
1936-1945
32
6
Lefty Williams
1921-1935
28
7
George Britt
1926-1940
25
8
Spoon Carter
1942-1945
23
9
Tom Parker
1935-1948
23
10
Roy Partlow
1938-1943
22


Seasons

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#
Manager
Career
Years
Teams
G
W
L
T
W%
+/- .500
WS
Lg
1 Vic Harris
1936-1942
7
1
557
379
168
9
.693
+211
0
5
2 Candy Jim Taylor
1943-1944
2
1
213
151
57
5
.726
+94
2
2
3 Cumberland Posey
1926-1935
10
1
393
217
164
12
.570
+53
0
0
4 Jud Wilson
1932-1932
1
1
43
22
20
1
.524
+2
0
0

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