1937 Homestead Grays

60 - 19 - 1

45 - 18 - 1 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1938 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (60-19-1)

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Ray
Brown

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	125	1st	ERA+	128	1st
OPS	.875	1st	ERA	3.91	1st
BA	.315	1st	BA	.246	1st
OBP	.380	1st	K/BB	1.54	2nd
SLG	.495	1st	K%	13.0%	1st
BB%	8.8%	1st	BB%	8.4%	5th
K%	0.2%	3rd	HR%	1.0%	1st
ISO	.181	1st	WHIP	1.30	1st

Notes:

• Champions of the Negro National League II
• First Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Second Half Champions of the Negro National League II
• Home Ballpark: Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA)
• 6 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rufus Jackson (Co-Owner & President) , Cumberland Posey (Co-Owner & Secretary) , See Posey (Business Manager)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Josh Gibson	25	39	183	156	60	65	13	7	20	73	2	0	25	0	1	1	.417	.500	.974	1.474	272
1B	Buck Leonard*	29	42	199	170	54	64	15	3	13	55	2	0	25	1	2	2	.376	.462	.729	1.191	203
2B	Matt Carlisle	27	52	231	201	37	56	8	5	1	30	2	0	18	1	0	12	.279	.338	.383	.721	86
3B	Javier Pérez	35	49	233	203	37	58	5	3	2	30	1		22	0	0	8	.286	.356	.369	.725	88
SS	Jelly Jackson	27	47	183	162	23	40	3	0	0	22	1		8	0	1	12	.247	.287	.265	.552	44
LF	Vic Harris*	32	48	229	202	59	66	17	6	5	48	0	0	24	0	0	3	.327	.398	.545	.943	142
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	27	52	259	219	59	65	15	1	4	35	13	0	30	0	2	8	.297	.386	.429	.816	111
RF	Jim Williams	31	46	208	187	30	67	12	1	1	41	6	0	10	0	1	10	.358	.394	.449	.843	118

C	Tommie Dukes*	30	28	110	100	22	32	5	4	3	23	0		7	0	1	2	.320	.370	.540	.910	133
SS	Willie Wells	32	4	19	17	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	-41
3B	Ray Dandridge	23	4	17	16	2	6	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.375	.375	.563	.938	139
3B	Jimmy Binder	34	2	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	108
3B	Bill Harris^	28	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Ray Brown**	29	35	102	87	25	28	5	1	3	19	0	0	11	0	0	4	.322	.398	.506	.904	132
SP	Tom Parker	25	19	46	42	14	17	2	0	3	14	0		3	0	0	1	.405	.444	.667	1.111	184
SP	Louis Dula	25	19	44	39	3	6	2	0	0	2	0		3	0	0	2	.154	.214	.205	.419	9
SP	Edsall Walker**	26	16	33	30	8	8	2	0	1	5	0		1	0	0	2	.267	.290	.433	.724	85
SP	Roy Welmaker**	23	9	19	17	4	7	0	2	0	4	0		0	0	0	2	.412	.412	.647	1.059	170
RP	George Walker	22	9	16	16	0	4	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	30
SP	Joe Strong*	34	3	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	5
SP	Arnold Waites^	22	3	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	-13
SP	Terris McDuffie	28	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Leon Day	20	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Clifford Allen		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0
	24		531	2156	1888	444	594	104	33	57	406	28	1	190	5	8	70	.315	.380	.495	.875	125

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Jerry Benjamin**	27	CF	259	.364	.343	11.6%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	1.5%	1.6%	.132	.132
Javier Pérez	35	3B	233	.327	.343	9.4%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	0.9%	1.6%	.084	.132
Matt Carlisle	27	2B	231	.314	.343	7.8%	8.1%	0.4%	0.1%	18.00	63.50	0.4%	1.6%	.104	.132
Vic Harris*	32	LF	229	.410	.343	10.5%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	2.2%	1.6%	.218	.132
Jim Williams	31	RF	208	.367	.343	4.8%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	0.5%	1.6%	.091	.132
Buck Leonard*	29	1B	199	.501	.343	12.6%	8.1%	0.5%	0.1%	25.00	63.50	6.5%	1.6%	.353	.132
Josh Gibson	25	C	183	.594	.343	13.7%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	10.9%	1.6%	.558	.132
Jelly Jackson	27	SS	183	.246	.343	4.4%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	0.0%	1.6%	.019	.132
Tommie Dukes*	30	C	110	.391	.343	6.4%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	2.7%	1.6%	.220	.132
Ray Brown**	29	SP	102	.388	.343	10.8%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	2.9%	1.6%	.184	.132
Tom Parker	25	SP	46	.472	.343	6.5%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	6.5%	1.6%	.262	.132
Louis Dula	25	SP	44	.193	.343	6.8%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	0.0%	1.6%	.051	.132
Edsall Walker**	26	SP	33	.299	.343	3.0%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	3.0%	1.6%	.167	.132
Willie Wells	32	SS	19	.128	.343	10.5%	8.1%	5.3%	0.1%	2.00	63.50	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.132
Roy Welmaker**	23	SP	19	.410	.343	0.0%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	0.0%	1.6%	.235	.132
Ray Dandridge	23	3B	17	.386	.343	0.0%	8.1%	5.9%	0.1%	0.00	63.50	5.9%	1.6%	.188	.132
George Walker	22	RP	16	.232	.343	0.0%	8.1%		0.1%		63.50	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.132
Joe Strong*	34	SP	8	.210	.343	12.5%	8.1%		0.1%		63.50	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.132
Arnold Waites^	22	SP	6	.155	.343	0.0%	8.1%		0.1%		63.50	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.132
Jimmy Binder	34	3B	5	.372	.343	0.0%	8.1%		0.1%		63.50	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.132
Terris McDuffie	28	SP	3	.000	.343	0.0%	8.1%	33.3%	0.1%	0.00	63.50	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.132
Leon Day	20	SP	2	.000	.343	0.0%	8.1%		0.1%		63.50	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.132
Bill Harris^	28	3B	1	.000	.343	0.0%	8.1%	0.0%	0.1%		63.50	0.0%	1.6%	.000	.132
Clifford Allen		RP		.000	.343		8.1%		0.1%		63.50		1.6%		.132
24			2156	.378	.343	8.8%	8.1%	0.2%	0.1%	37.80	63.50	2.6%	1.6%	.181	.132