1944 Homestead Grays

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(1st place in the Negro League World Series )

1918 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (4-1)

Buck
Leonard

Ray
Brown

• Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 5 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Batting

Basic Batting

* = 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
Cool Papa Bell**	41	LF	25	.270	.293	0.0%	8.0%	4.0%	4.5%	0.00	1.75	0.0%	0.9%	.083	.061
Sam Bankhead	33	SS	23	.396	.293	8.7%	8.0%	0.0%	4.5%		1.75	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.061
Jerry Benjamin**	34	CF	23	.329	.293	13.0%	8.0%	0.0%	4.5%		1.75	0.0%	0.9%	.053	.061
Dave Hoskins*	26	RF	23	.320	.293	0.0%	8.0%	8.7%	4.5%	0.00	1.75	4.3%	0.9%	.136	.061
Josh Gibson	32	C	22	.468	.293	31.8%	8.0%	0.0%	4.5%		1.75	4.5%	0.9%	.200	.061
Buck Leonard*	36	1B	22	.614	.293	22.7%	8.0%	4.5%	4.5%	5.00	1.75	4.5%	0.9%	.250	.061
Walter Cannady	42	3B	21	.197	.293	4.8%	8.0%	9.5%	4.5%	0.50	1.75	0.0%	0.9%	.056	.061
Jelly Jackson	34	2B	21	.072	.293	4.8%	8.0%	14.3%	4.5%	0.33	1.75	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.061
Roy Welmaker**	30	SP	9	.242	.293	11.1%	8.0%	0.0%	4.5%		1.75	0.0%	0.9%	.167	.061
Ray Brown**	36	SP	5	.391	.293	0.0%	8.0%		4.5%		1.75	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.061
Edsall Walker**	33	SP	5	.196	.293	0.0%	8.0%		4.5%		1.75	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.061
Jud Wilson*	48	3B	3	.572	.293	33.3%	8.0%	0.0%	4.5%		1.75	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.061
Spoon Carter*	41	SP	1	.000	.293	0.0%	8.0%		4.5%		1.75	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.061
13			203	.330	.293	10.3%	8.0%	4.7%	4.5%	2.33	1.75	1.5%	0.9%	.088	.061

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