1939 Homestead Grays

49 - 21 - 1

32 - 18 - 1 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1940 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (49-21-1)

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Roy
Partlow

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	124	1st	ERA+	122	2nd
OPS	.850	1st	ERA	4.09	2nd
BA	.300	1st	BA	.247	1st
OBP	.369	1st	K/BB	1.37	4th
SLG	.481	1st	K%	11.5%	3rd
BB%	9.4%	2nd	BB%	8.4%	3rd
K%			HR%	1.2%	4th
ISO	.180	1st	WHIP	1.30	1st

Notes:

• First Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Second Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Home Ballpark: Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rufus Jackson (Co-Owner & President) , Cumberland Posey (Co-Owner & Secretary) , See Posey (Business Manager)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Josh Gibson	27	29	130	108	36	43	5	3	12	42	3	15	1	3	3	.398	.465	.833	1.298	237
1B	Buck Leonard*	31	33	145	121	36	44	11	1	11	48	2	20	0	3	1	.364	.451	.744	1.195	211
2B	Sam Bankhead	28	36	163	141	32	41	4	3	2	22	5	13	1	7	1	.291	.353	.404	.757	100
3B	Henry Spearman	29	34	137	126	25	40	4	5	3	25	0	10	1	0	0	.317	.372	.500	.872	129
SS	Jelly Jackson	29	36	144	122	27	23	3	4	2	16	1	16	1	5	0	.189	.288	.328	.616	62
LF	Vic Harris*	34	33	151	129	18	34	7	3	2	22	0	20	0	1	1	.264	.360	.411	.771	103
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	29	20	94	78	19	19	1	1	0	8	6	13	1	2	0	.244	.359	.282	.641	71
RF	David Whatley*	24	29	118	111	25	47	7	4	1	18	2	4	0	3	0	.423	.443	.586	1.029	170

CF	Ray Brown**	31	20	80	74	16	21	4	0	2	11	1	5	0	1	0	.284	.329	.419	.748	97
LF	Tom Parker	27	17	49	42	9	15	1	1	2	11	0	6	0	0	1	.357	.429	.571	1.000	162
CF	Babe Davis	30	8	34	33	5	9	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.294	.364	.658	73
RF	Jim Williams	33	4	16	15	3	5	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.375	.467	.842	121
3B	Harry Williams	34	4	12	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		.000	.083	.000	.083	-76
C	Eudie Napier*	26	3	12	9	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	.333	.500	.444	.944	151
C	Robert Gaston	29	5	12	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	62
RF	Thompson^		1	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	77
C	Joe Brown	22	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Wyatt Turner	30	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Roy Partlow*	27	15	34	33	7	9	1	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.294	.394	.688	80
SP	Edsall Walker**	28	11	33	30	1	7	1	0	1	5	0	2	0	1	0	.233	.281	.367	.648	70
SP	Specs Roberts^	31	7	22	20	4	4	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	27
SP	Willie Ferrell^	25	2	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24
RP	Roy Welmaker**	25	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Tommie Dukes*	32	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	430
	24		352	1405	1232	272	370	52	25	40	243	20	132	7	27	7	.300	.369	.481	.850	124

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Sam Bankhead	28	2B	163	.336	.347	8.0%	8.7%	1.2%	1.6%	.113	.121
Vic Harris*	34	LF	151	.356	.347	13.2%	8.7%	1.3%	1.6%	.147	.121
Buck Leonard*	31	1B	145	.502	.347	13.8%	8.7%	7.6%	1.6%	.380	.121
Jelly Jackson	29	SS	144	.281	.347	11.1%	8.7%	1.4%	1.6%	.139	.121
Henry Spearman	29	3B	137	.394	.347	7.3%	8.7%	2.2%	1.6%	.183	.121
Josh Gibson	27	C	130	.532	.347	11.5%	8.7%	9.2%	1.6%	.435	.121
David Whatley*	24	RF	118	.453	.347	3.4%	8.7%	0.8%	1.6%	.162	.121
Jerry Benjamin**	29	CF	94	.314	.347	13.8%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.038	.121
Ray Brown**	31	CF	80	.339	.347	6.3%	8.7%	2.5%	1.6%	.135	.121
Tom Parker	27	LF	49	.445	.347	12.2%	8.7%	4.1%	1.6%	.214	.121
Babe Davis	30	CF	34	.303	.347	2.9%	8.7%	2.9%	1.6%	.091	.121
Roy Partlow*	27	SP	34	.313	.347	2.9%	8.7%	2.9%	1.6%	.121	.121
Edsall Walker**	28	SP	33	.288	.347	6.1%	8.7%	3.0%	1.6%	.133	.121
Specs Roberts^	31	SP	22	.240	.347	9.1%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.121
Jim Williams	33	RF	16	.386	.347	6.3%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.133	.121
Harry Williams	34	3B	12	.063	.347	8.3%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.121
Eudie Napier*	26	C	12	.457	.347	16.7%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.111	.121
Robert Gaston	29	C	12	.301	.347	0.0%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.121
Willie Ferrell^	25	SP	8	.118	.347	0.0%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.121
Thompson^		RF	3	.314	.347	0.0%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.121
Joe Brown	22	C	3	.000	.347	0.0%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.121
Wyatt Turner	30	C	2	.000	.347	0.0%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.121
Roy Welmaker**	25	RP	2	.000	.347	0.0%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.121
Tommie Dukes*	32	PH	1	.941	.347	0.0%	8.7%	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.121
24			1405	.378	.347	9.4%	8.7%	2.8%	1.6%	.180	.121