1939 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1939 Homestead Grays


54 - 24 - 1


31 - 13 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1940 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (54-24-1)

Top Hitter


Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher


Roy
Partlow

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
122
 1st ERA+
120
 2nd
OPS
.843
 1st ERA
4.13
 2nd
BA
.299
 1st BA
.247
 1st
OBP
.370
 1st K/BB
1.39
 4th
SLG
.474
 1st K%
11.7%
 3rd
BB%
9.4%
 2nd BB%
8.4%
 3rd
K%
HR%
1.2%
 4th
ISO
.175
 1st WHIP
1.30
 1st

Notes:


• 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)


Fielding Breakdown by Position
C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF PH PR P
Player
Age
Pos
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
Runs
G
G
G
28
2B
38
10.8
29
CF
20
8.0
22
C
1
-0.1
31
CF
1
0.0
1
0.8
8
3.6
4
0.1
8
30
CF
9
2.9
32
PH
1
25
SP
2
29
C
5
0.8
27
C
31
3.0
1
0.6
34
LF
2
-0.2
34
-3.3
29
SS
38
2.5
31
1B
35
1.5
26
C
3
-1.2
27
LF
4
-0.6
1
-1.2
4
-1.0
2
7
27
SP
1
-0.3
4
12
31
SP
7
29
3B
36
-4.4
RF
1
1.0
30
C
1
-0.1
28
SP
11
25
RP
2
24
RF
1
0.5
30
-3.6
1
34
3B
4
-0.8
33
RF
4
0.0
24
41
2.4
39
1.9
38
10.8
40
-5.2
38
2.5
41
-2.9
38
13.3
43
-3.5
8
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