1947 Homestead Grays

61 - 44 - 4

33 - 34 - 3 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1948 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (61-44-4)

Top Hitter

Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher

Frank
Thompson

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	85	5th	ERA+	105	3rd
OPS	.674	5th	ERA	3.86	3rd
BA	.253	6th	BA	.258	3rd
OBP	.320	6th	K/BB	1.52	4th
SLG	.354	4th	K%	13.0%	4th
BB%	8.3%	4th	BB%	8.5%	3rd
K%			HR%	0.7%	2nd
ISO	.101	4th	WHIP	1.38	3rd

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)

Pitching

Glossary

Basic Pitching

Pos	Player	Age	W	L	W%	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
SP	Frank Thompson*	28	7	2	.778	17	10	7	1	2	96.0	39	30	83	1	22	54	1	0	1	400	2.81	144
SP	Johnny Wright	30	4	5	.444	14	11	7	1	0	89.2	43	36	86	3	28	63	2	0	2	383	3.61	112
SP	Willie Pope	28	3	8	.273	16	13	5	0	0	89.0	49	40	93	3	34	57	1	0	1	395	4.04	100
SP	Cecil Kaiser*	27	3	1	.750	14	6	2	0	1	52.0	33	24	64	2	11	23	0	0	1	227	4.15	98
SP	Eugene Smith	31	1	5	.167	8	6	3	0	1	45.0	33	23	43	2	32	22	1	0	2	207	4.60	88
SP	Wilmer Fields	24	3	4	.429	11	5	3	1	1	41.0	18	14	39	2	21	27	1	0	1	181	3.07	132
SP	Ciscero Warren*	27	1	3	.250	11	5	1	0	1	33.1	26	22	38	0	18	18	0	0	1	157	5.94	68
SP	Bob Thurman*	30	0	2	.000	4	2	0	0	0	11.0	13	8	11	1	5	3	0	0	3	54	6.55	62

RP	R. T. Walker	37	5	1	.833	16	4	3	0	1	53.2	24	19	52	1	20	24	1	0	2	228	3.19	127
RP	Harold Hairston	25	1	0	1.000	3	0	0	0	0	1.2	4	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	21.60	19
	10		28	31	.475	114	62	31	3	7	512.1	282	220	515	15	191	291	7	0	15	2243	3.86	105

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

Advanced Pitching

Player	Age	Role	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
Frank Thompson*	28	SP	96.0	1.09	1.38	13.5%	13.5%	5.5%	8.6%	2.45	1.56	0.3%	1.0%
Johnny Wright	30	SP	89.2	1.27	1.38	16.4%	13.5%	7.3%	8.6%	2.25	1.56	0.8%	0.9%
Willie Pope	28	SP	89.0	1.43	1.38	14.4%	13.5%	8.6%	8.6%	1.68	1.56	0.8%	1.0%
R. T. Walker	37	RP	53.2	1.34	1.38	10.5%	13.3%	8.8%	8.5%	1.20	1.56	0.4%	0.9%
Cecil Kaiser*	27	SP	52.0	1.44	1.38	10.1%	13.3%	4.8%	8.5%	2.09	1.56	0.9%	0.9%
Eugene Smith	31	SP	45.0	1.67	1.38	10.6%	13.3%	15.5%	8.5%	0.69	1.56	1.0%	0.9%
Wilmer Fields	24	SP	41.0	1.46	1.38	14.9%	13.2%	11.6%	8.5%	1.29	1.56	1.1%	0.9%
Ciscero Warren*	27	SP	33.1	1.68	1.38	11.5%	13.2%	11.5%	8.5%	1.00	1.56	0.0%	0.9%
Bob Thurman*	30	SP	11.0	1.45	1.38	5.6%	13.1%	9.3%	8.4%	0.60	1.56	1.9%	0.9%
Harold Hairston	25	RP	1.2	3.60	1.38	0.0%	13.0%	0.0%	8.4%		1.56	0.0%	0.9%
10			512.1	1.38	1.38	13.0%	13.4%	8.5%	8.6%	1.52	1.56	0.7%	0.9%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

Opponent's Batting

Player	Age	Role	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	BB	SO	HBP	SH	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Frank Thompson*	28	SP	17	400	370	39	83	12	5	1	7	22	54	1	7	5	.224	.270	.292	.562
Willie Pope	28	SP	16	395	351	49	93	13	4	3	8	34	57	1	9	6	.265	.332	.350	.682
Johnny Wright	30	SP	14	383	347	43	86	10	9	3	6	28	63	2	6	5	.248	.308	.354	.662
R. T. Walker	37	RP	16	228	200	24	52	9	1	1	5	20	24	2	6	3	.260	.333	.330	.663
Cecil Kaiser*	27	SP	14	227	213	33	64	14	3	2	9	11	23	1	2	5	.300	.338	.423	.760
Eugene Smith	31	SP	8	207	170	33	43	7	4	2	4	32	22	2	3	5	.253	.377	.376	.754
Wilmer Fields	24	SP	11	181	153	18	39	4	2	2	2	21	27	1	6	5	.255	.349	.346	.695
Ciscero Warren*	27	SP	11	157	134	26	38	8	2	0	4	18	18	1	4	3	.284	.373	.373	.746
Bob Thurman*	30	SP	4	54	45	13	11	3	1	1	1	5	3	3	1	2	.244	.358	.422	.781
Harold Hairston	25	RP	3	11	10	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.600	.636	.700	1.336
10			114	2243	1993	282	515	81	31	15	46	191	291	15	44	39	.258	.328	.353	.681

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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1947 Homestead Grays

61 - 44 - 4

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League Ranks (6 teams)

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