1944 Homestead Grays

66 - 32 - 4

25 - 17 - 1 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (66-32-4)

Top Hitter

Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher

Ray
Brown

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	107	1st	ERA+	100	5th
OPS	.778	2nd	ERA	4.23	4th
BA	.290	2nd	BA	.280	5th
OBP	.363	2nd	K/BB	1.36	4th
SLG	.415	2nd	K%	9.8%	5th
BB%	9.3%	1st	BB%	7.2%	3rd
K%			HR%	0.5%	1st
ISO	.125	1st	WHIP	1.40	5th

Notes:

• Negro League World Series Champions
• 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: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 5 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	BB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Josh Gibson	32	50	203	180	40	60	8	6	10	50	3	23	0	0	.333	.409	.611	1.020	169
1B	Buck Leonard*	36	50	225	184	49	63	16	7	7	40	1	31	5	5	.342	.450	.620	1.070	183
2B	Walter Cannady	42	35	147	135	20	44	8	1	0	26	3	11	0	1	.326	.377	.400	.777	107
3B	Ray Battle	26	36	96	81	10	22	0	1	0	6	0	7	1	7	.272	.337	.296	.633	70
SS	Sam Bankhead	33	56	255	217	46	55	9	5	1	28	8	29	2	7	.253	.347	.355	.702	87
LF	Cool Papa Bell**	41	52	250	213	43	66	9	3	1	27	4	30	1	6	.310	.398	.394	.792	111
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	34	53	251	228	43	74	10	2	2	31	4	19	1	3	.325	.379	.412	.791	111
RF	Dave Hoskins*	26	52	200	189	32	63	10	4	4	43	2	5	2	4	.333	.357	.492	.849	125

2B	Jelly Jackson	34	38	109	94	19	16	2	1	0	8	0	11	1	3	.170	.264	.213	.477	28
3B	Jud Wilson*	48	26	73	62	5	14	2	1	1	11	0	11	0	0	.226	.342	.339	.681	82
C	Robert Gaston	34	20	69	59	8	13	4	1	0	10	0	6	2	2	.220	.313	.322	.635	70
LF	Vic Harris*	39	20	34	30	6	12	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	.400	.455	.433	.888	137
2B	Joe Spencer	24	12	32	30	6	6	2	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	38
RF	David Whatley*	29	8	27	24	3	6	1	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	.250	.333	.292	.625	67
1B	Piper Davis	26	1	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	13
2B	Matt Carlisle	34	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Dolly King^	30	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Ray Brown**	36	31	94	81	13	26	3	2	2	17	0	10	0	3	.321	.396	.481	.877	133
SP	Edsall Walker**	33	16	31	29	4	10	0	1	0	6	0	1	1	0	.345	.387	.414	.801	113
SP	Spoon Carter*	41	12	29	28	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24
SP	Johnny Johnson*	28	13	23	22	0	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	.136	.136	.227	.364	-4
SP	Roy Welmaker**	30	5	21	19	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.211	.211	.211	.421	12
SP	Eddie White*		6	12	10	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	95
SP	Willie Hubert	31	5	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Johnny Wright	27	3	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Lefty Boone^	24	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	41
SP	Roland Anderson^		1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Garnett Blair*	22	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Hill^		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	29		607	2212	1942	354	563	89	35	28	321	27	206	17	47	.290	.363	.415	.778	107

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Sam Bankhead	33	SS	255	.329	.349	11.4%	8.4%	0.4%	0.9%	.101	.106
Jerry Benjamin**	34	CF	251	.370	.349	7.6%	8.4%	0.8%	0.9%	.088	.106
Cool Papa Bell**	41	LF	250	.371	.349	12.0%	8.4%	0.4%	0.9%	.085	.106
Buck Leonard*	36	1B	225	.472	.349	13.8%	8.4%	3.1%	0.9%	.277	.106
Josh Gibson	32	C	203	.458	.349	11.3%	8.4%	4.9%	0.9%	.278	.106
Dave Hoskins*	26	RF	200	.382	.349	2.5%	8.4%	2.0%	0.9%	.159	.106
Walter Cannady	42	2B	147	.366	.349	7.5%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.074	.106
Jelly Jackson	34	2B	109	.236	.349	10.1%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.043	.106
Ray Battle	26	3B	96	.288	.349	7.3%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.025	.106
Ray Brown**	36	SP	94	.395	.349	10.6%	8.4%	2.1%	0.9%	.160	.106
Jud Wilson*	48	3B	73	.332	.349	15.1%	8.4%	1.4%	0.9%	.113	.106
Robert Gaston	34	C	69	.300	.349	8.7%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.102	.106
Vic Harris*	39	LF	34	.413	.349	8.8%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.033	.106
Joe Spencer	24	2B	32	.249	.349	6.3%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.067	.106
Edsall Walker**	33	SP	31	.379	.349	3.2%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.069	.106
Spoon Carter*	41	SP	29	.131	.349	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
David Whatley*	29	RF	27	.309	.349	11.1%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.042	.106
Johnny Johnson*	28	SP	23	.156	.349	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.091	.106
Roy Welmaker**	30	SP	21	.181	.349	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Eddie White*		SP	12	.347	.349	16.7%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.200	.106
Willie Hubert	31	SP	10	.000	.349	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Johnny Wright	27	SP	6	.000	.349	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Piper Davis	26	1B	5	.309	.349	20.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Roland Anderson^		SP	2	.000	.349	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Matt Carlisle	34	2B	2	.000	.349	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Dolly King^	30	RF	2	.000	.349	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Lefty Boone^	24	SP	2	.378	.349	50.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Garnett Blair*	22	SP	2	.000	.349	0.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Hill^		SP		.000	.349		8.4%		0.9%		.106
29			2212	.359	.349	9.3%	8.4%	1.3%	0.9%	.125	.106