1939 Homestead Grays

42 - 21 - 1

36 - 19 - 1 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1940 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (42-21-1)

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Roy
Partlow

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	127	1st	ERA+	136	1st
OPS	.842	1st	ERA	3.56	1st
BA	.298	1st	BA
OBP	.369	1st	K/BB	1.45	2nd
SLG	.473	1st	K%	11.4%	1st
BB%	10.0%	2nd	BB%	7.9%	5th
K%			HR%
ISO	.175	1st	WHIP	1.30	1st

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rufus Jackson (Co-Owner & President) , Cum 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	BB	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Josh Gibson	27	27	123	102	34	41	4	3	11	46	4	18	3	.402	.492	.824	1.315	250
1B	Buck Leonard*	31	30	135	109	35	42	10	0	11	48	2	21	5	.385	.485	.780	1.264	237
2B	Sam Bankhead	28	33	153	133	28	42	5	2	2	20	8	15	5	.316	.385	.429	.814	119
3B	Henry Spearman	29	31	125	116	22	35	4	4	3	16	0	8	1	.302	.347	.483	.830	122
SS	Jelly Jackson	29	33	134	113	25	20	1	4	1	10	1	17	4	.177	.285	.283	.568	54
LF	Vic Harris*	34	31	138	121	19	32	7	3	2	19	0	15	2	.264	.346	.421	.767	106
CF	Ray Brown**	31	20	82	78	13	19	4	0	1	9	1	4	0	.244	.280	.333	.614	65
RF	David Whatley*	24	26	108	103	23	39	5	3	1	14	2	3	2	.379	.396	.515	.911	144

CF	Jerry Benjamin**	29	17	78	66	15	16	2	1	0	8	5	10	2	.242	.342	.303	.645	75
LF	Tom Parker	27	16	49	44	10	16	1	1	2	11	0	5	0	.364	.429	.568	.997	167
CF	Babe Davis	30	8	34	33	6	10	1	0	1	5	0	1	0	.303	.324	.424	.748	101
RF	Jim Williams	33	4	16	15	3	5	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	.333	.375	.467	.842	126
3B	Harry Williams	34	4	12	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	-76
C	Robert Gaston	29	4	11	10	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	81
C	Eudie Napier*	26	2	9	7	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	.429	.556	.571	1.127	205
RF	Thompson^		1	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	81
C	J. Brown^		1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Wyatt Turner	30	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
-	Tommie Dukes*	32	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	442

SP	Edsall Walker**	28	12	30	28	1	7	1	0	1	3	0	2	0	.250	.300	.393	.693	86
SP	Roy Partlow*	27	11	27	25	6	6	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	.240	.296	.360	.656	76
SP	Specs Roberts^	31	6	24	20	4	4	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	47
SP	Willie Ferrell^	25	2	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	-23
RP	Roy Welmaker**	25	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	24		322	1306	1151	252	343	48	21	37	219	23	130	25	.298	.369	.473	.842	127

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Sam Bankhead	28	2B	153	.368	.342	9.8%	8.4%	1.3%	1.8%	.113	.113
Vic Harris*	34	LF	138	.349	.342	10.9%	8.4%	1.4%	1.8%	.157	.113
Buck Leonard*	31	1B	135	.524	.342	15.6%	8.4%	8.1%	1.8%	.394	.113
Jelly Jackson	29	SS	134	.268	.342	12.7%	8.4%	0.7%	1.8%	.106	.113
Henry Spearman	29	3B	125	.371	.342	6.4%	8.4%	2.4%	1.8%	.181	.113
Josh Gibson	27	C	123	.549	.342	14.6%	8.4%	8.9%	1.8%	.422	.113
David Whatley*	24	RF	108	.407	.342	2.8%	8.4%	0.9%	1.8%	.136	.113
Ray Brown**	31	CF	82	.286	.342	4.9%	8.4%	1.2%	1.8%	.090	.113
Jerry Benjamin**	29	CF	78	.308	.342	12.8%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.061	.113
Tom Parker	27	LF	49	.450	.342	10.2%	8.4%	4.1%	1.8%	.205	.113
Babe Davis	30	CF	34	.341	.342	2.9%	8.4%	2.9%	1.8%	.121	.113
Edsall Walker**	28	SP	30	.318	.342	6.7%	8.4%	3.3%	1.8%	.143	.113
Roy Partlow*	27	SP	27	.305	.342	7.4%	8.4%	3.7%	1.8%	.120	.113
Specs Roberts^	31	SP	24	.283	.342	16.7%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.000	.113
Jim Williams	33	RF	16	.387	.342	6.3%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.133	.113
Harry Williams	34	3B	12	.063	.342	8.3%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.000	.113
Robert Gaston	29	C	11	.326	.342	9.1%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.000	.113
Eudie Napier*	26	C	9	.522	.342	22.2%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.143	.113
Willie Ferrell^	25	SP	8	.118	.342	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.000	.113
Thompson^		RF	3	.314	.342	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.000	.113
J. Brown^		C	3	.000	.342	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.000	.113
Wyatt Turner	30	C	2	.000	.342	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.000	.113
Roy Welmaker**	25	RP	1	.000	.342	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.000	.113
Tommie Dukes*	32	-	1	.943	.342	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	1.8%	.000	.113
24			1306	.377	.342	10.0%	8.4%	2.8%	1.8%	.175	.113