1939 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

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)


Roster
Player
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Uni
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
28
2B
163
7
5'9"
165
R
R
9/18/1910 (Sulligent, AL)
7/24/1976 (Pittsburgh, PA)
29
CF
94
1
5'9"
165
B
R
11/9/1909 (Montgomery, AL)
11/23/1974 (Detroit, MI)
22
C
3
9
6'1"
187
R
R
11/20/1916 (Jacksonville, FL)
9/7/1942 (Geneva, OH)
31
CF
80
59.1
11
6'1"
195
B
R
2/23/1908 (McDonald Township, OH)
2/8/1965 (Dayton, OH)
30
CF
34
16
5'10"
180
R
R
9/10/1908 (Clarke County, GA)
7/18/1981 (Athens, GA)
32
PH
1
5'9"
160
L
R
9/24/1906 (Picayune, MS)
1/5/1991 (Lumberton, MS)
25
SP
8
17.2
12
5'11"
180
L
11/6/1913 (Empire, AL)
29
C
12
9
6'1"
180
R
R
3/19/1910 (Chattanooga, TN)
2/11/2000 (Pittsburgh, PA)
27
C
130
4
6'1"
213
R
R
12/21/1911 (Buena Vista, GA)
1/20/1947 (Pittsburgh, PA)
34
LF
151
2
5'10"
168
L
R
6/10/1905 (Calhoun, AL)
2/23/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
29
SS
144
8
5'11"
147
R
R
9/13/1909 (Washington, DC)
2/14/1980 (Washington, DC)
31
1B
145
3
5'10"
185
L
L
9/8/1907 (Rocky Mount, NC)
11/27/1997 (Rocky Mount, NC)
26
C
12
5'9"
190
L
R
1/3/1913 (Baldwin County, GA)
3/16/1983 (Pittsburgh, PA)
27
LF
49
38.1
18
6'1"
235
R
R
2/12/1912 (Alexandria, LA)
10/14/1964 (Alexandria, LA)
27
SP
34
64.2
16
5'11"
180
L
L
6/18/1912 (Washington, GA)
4/19/1987 (Cherry Hill, NJ)
31
SP
22
47.0
17
5'9"
162
R
9/7/1907 (High Point, NC)
9/10/1984 (Fort Worth, TX)
29
3B
137
6
6'0"
179
R
R
11/16/1909 (Arkadelphia, AR)
6/1980 (Philadelphia, PA)
RF
3
30
C
2
5'7"
180
R
R
1/5/1909 (Pittsburgh, PA)
9/19/1986 (Pittsburgh, PA)
28
SP
33
72.0
10
5'11"
215
B
L
9/15/1910 (Catskill, NY)
2/19/1997 (Catskill, NY)
25
RP
2
4.2
6'0"
200
B
L
12/6/1913 (Atlanta, GA)
2/3/1998 (Decatur, GA)
24
RF
118
5
5'10"
165
L
R
11/10/1914 (Griffin, GA)
3/13/1961 (Oakland, CA)
34
3B
12
5'11"
180
R
R
6/5/1905 (Sparks, GA)
5/16/1964 (Queens, NY)
33
RF
16
6'1"
198
R
R
1/16/1906 (Benton, AL)
4/28/1962 (Jacksonville, FL)

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