1928 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1928 Homestead Grays


11 - 9


(2nd place in the Eastern Independent Clubs )

1918 / 1929 (Team History)

Managed by:
Cumberland Posey (11-9)

Top Hitter


Vic
Harris

Top Pitcher


Lefty
Williams

League Ranks (5 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
122
 1st ERA+
84
 4th
OPS
.829
 2nd ERA
4.90
 2nd
BA
.323
 1st BA
.290
 3rd
OBP
.374
 1st K/BB
1.96
 2nd
SLG
.455
 2nd K%
14.2%
 2nd
BB%
6.8%
 3rd BB%
7.3%
 2nd
K%
HR%
1.5%
 5th
ISO
.133
 2nd WHIP
1.44
 3rd

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1 member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
• Charley Walker (President) , Cumberland 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
23
LF
16
2.9
3
3.0
LF
3
-2.8
42
SP
4
31
1B
16
1.1
2
0.9
27
SP
7
33
SP
4
34
SP
1
-0.1
2
-0.2
4
28
SP
1
33
3B
5
-2.2
32
C
5
1.6
28
SS
1
-1.9
6
-4.2
12
2.8
30
2B
8
6.0
1
-0.6
32
RF
19
0.0
32
CF
16
2.1
25
C
4
-0.4
23
SS
1
2.9
5
-2.0
4
-0.3
9
-4.7
2
26
2B
2
0.5
8
-1.8
26
C
9
2.3
32
C
5
0.9
1
-0.5
3
-1.6
1
29
SP
1
20
25
2.4
21
4.3
22
1.7
21
-8.0
21
-1.9
19
0.1
19
5.2
19
0.0
24

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