1928 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1928 Homestead Grays


4 - 4


(1st place in the Negro Leagues vs. Major Leagues )

1918 / 1929 (Team History)

Managed by:
Cum Posey (4-4)

Top Hitter


Walter
Cannady

Top Pitcher


Webster
McDonald

League Ranks (2 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
101
 1st ERA+
113
 1st
OPS
.924
 1st ERA
4.67
 1st
BA
.324
 1st BA
.311
 1st
OBP
.366
 1st K/BB
3.13
 1st
SLG
.559
 1st K%
10.5%
 2nd
BB%
5.6%
 1st BB%
3.4%
 1st
K%
HR%
3.0%
 1st
ISO
.235
 1st WHIP
1.43
 1st

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1 member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame


Batting
Glossary
Basic Batting
Pos
Player
Age
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
IBB
HBP
SH
SF
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
C
25
5
19
18
4
6
1
1
1
6
1
0
0
1
.333
.333
.667
1.000
111
1B
31
6
25
24
4
8
1
0
1
5
0
0
0
1
.333
.333
.500
.833
81
2B
26
6
24
21
7
13
5
0
2
8
0
2
0
1
.619
.652
1.143
1.795
284
3B
28
6
27
24
8
8
0
2
3
6
0
3
0
0
.333
.407
.875
1.282
169
SS
23
6
27
26
3
9
1
0
2
5
0
0
1
0
.346
.370
.615
.986
112
LF
23
6
25
24
4
8
0
0
1
6
2
1
0
0
.333
.360
.458
.818
81
CF
32
6
29
25
3
7
2
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
.280
.357
.360
.717
62
RF
32
6
24
22
7
7
1
0
1
3
2
1
0
1
.318
.348
.500
.848
85
2B
30
1
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
C
26
1
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
.000
.500
.000
.500
36
SP
42
3
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
SP
27
2
7
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.143
.143
.143
.286
-35
SP
33
2
5
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
.250
.400
.250
.650
54
SP
28
1
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.333
.333
.333
.667
51
SP
34
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
15
58
232
213
43
69
11
3
11
40
8
13
1
5
.324
.366
.559
.924
101
* = 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
32
CF
29
.302
.358
10.3%
4.8%
0.0%
4.1%
.080
.221
28
3B
27
.467
.358
11.1%
4.8%
11.1%
4.1%
.542
.221
23
SS
27
.387
.358
0.0%
4.8%
7.4%
4.1%
.269
.221
31
1B
25
.321
.358
0.0%
4.8%
4.0%
4.1%
.167
.221
23
LF
25
.338
.358
4.0%
4.8%
4.0%
4.1%
.125
.221
26
2B
24
.655
.358
8.3%
4.8%
8.3%
4.1%
.524
.221
32
RF
24
.328
.358
4.2%
4.8%
4.2%
4.1%
.182
.221
25
C
19
.360
.358
0.0%
4.8%
5.3%
4.1%
.333
.221
42
SP
8
.000
.358
0.0%
4.8%
0.0%
4.1%
.000
.221
27
SP
7
.123
.358
0.0%
4.8%
0.0%
4.1%
.000
.221
33
SP
5
.315
.358
20.0%
4.8%
0.0%
4.1%
.000
.221
26
C
4
.357
.358
50.0%
4.8%
0.0%
4.1%
.000
.221
30
2B
4
.000
.358
0.0%
4.8%
0.0%
4.1%
.000
.221
28
SP
3
.287
.358
0.0%
4.8%
0.0%
4.1%
.000
.221
34
SP
1
.000
.358
0.0%
4.8%
0.0%
4.1%
.000
.221
15
232
.360
.358
5.6%
4.8%
4.7%
4.1%
.235
.221
* = Left-handed hitter       ** = Switch-hitter       ^ = Unknown

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