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:
Cum 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


Roster
Player
Age
Pos
PA
IP
Uni
Height
Weight
Bats Throws
Birth
Death
28
SS
76
5'11"
200
R
R
1/10/1900 (Louisville, KY)
1/4/1956 (New York, NY)
32
C
27
3.0
5'8"
175
R
R
7/6/1895 (Lexington, KY)
1/1981 (Erie, PA)
26
C
30
26
2B
35
5'10"
180
R
R
3/6/1902 (Norfolk, VA)
12/3/1981 (Fort Myers, FL)
23
SS
78
17.0
6'2"
195
R
R
5/25/1905 (Cidra, Cuba)
5/20/1971 (Cienfuegos, Cuba)
25
C
14
6'2"
200
L
R
1/31/1903 (Massillon, OH)
9/1/1979 (Schenectady, NY)
32
CF
75
5'7"
160
L
R
9/27/1895 (Russellville, AR)
3/28/1977 (Chicago, IL)
32
RF
80
5'11"
195
L
6/14/1896 (Proctorville, NC)
12/2/1967 (Pittsburgh, PA)
30
2B
28
5'11"
180
R
3/5/1898 (Allegheny City, PA)
7/25/1964 (Pittsburgh, PA)
23
LF
82
5'10"
168
L
R
6/10/1905 (Calhoun, AL)
2/23/1978 (Los Angeles, CA)
LF
11
33
3B
18
R
R
1895 (Tulsa, OK)
28
SP
3
7.0
5'11"
190
L
R
1/1/1900 (Glasgow, DE)
6/12/1982 (Philadelphia, PA)
34
SP
19
25.0
5'6"
155
R
R
9/7/1893 (Reidsville, NC)
4/30/1960 (Washington, DC)
32
C
10
5'8"
151
R
11/12/1895 (West Norfolk, VA)
7/25/1963 (Beckley, WV)
27
SP
22
50.0
5'7"
170
R
L
9/17/1900 (New Market, AL)
8/9/1985 (Pittsburgh, PA)
31
1B
69
6'3"
230
R
R
9/13/1896 (Dunbar, PA)
2/16/1960 (Pittsburgh, PA)
42
SP
13
28.0
6'3"
190
R
R
4/6/1886 (Seguin, TX)
2/25/1951 (New York, NY)
33
SP
13
25.2
5'6"
165
L
L
9/24/1894 (Tanners, VA)
4/26/1952 (Homestead, PA)
29
SP
1
2.1
6'2"
180
L
L
4/29/1899 (Washington, DC)
12/12/1971 (Hockessin, DE)

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James