1946 Homestead Grays

52 - 39 - 4

39 - 35 - 3 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1947 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (52-39-4)

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Wilmer
Fields

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	107	2nd	ERA+	95	5th
OPS	.744	2nd	ERA	4.51	5th
BA	.279	2nd	BA	.249	2nd
OBP	.350	2nd	K/BB	1.19	4th
SLG	.394	2nd	K%	11.1%	5th
BB%	9.4%	2nd	BB%	9.3%	5th
K%			HR%	0.8%	3rd
ISO	.114	2nd	WHIP	1.40	3rd

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Rufus Jackson (Co-Owner & President) , See Posey (Business Manager) , Ethel Posey (Co-Owner)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	IBB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Josh Gibson	34	48	186	170	34	54	12	3	13	52	0	15	3	0	1	.318	.373	.653	1.026	184
1B	Buck Leonard*	38	50	209	169	37	56	6	4	7	45	3	39	0	1	0	.331	.459	.538	.998	178
2B	Luis Márquez	20	40	157	148	27	44	5	2	2	24	6	7	0	0	2	.297	.329	.399	.728	102
3B	Dan Wilson**	30	54	232	208	38	58	12	2	1	25	7	19	0	2	3	.279	.345	.370	.715	99
SS	Sam Bankhead	35	53	228	205	28	55	4	1	3	26	5	16	0	1	6	.268	.324	.341	.666	86
LF	Cool Papa Bell**	43	39	139	120	23	48	5	2	0	16	6	16	0	0	3	.400	.471	.475	.946	164
CF	Jerry Benjamin**	36	59	268	245	38	61	2	3	1	21	7	22	0	0	1	.249	.311	.294	.605	69
RF	Dave Hoskins*	28	49	171	149	19	37	3	3	0	11	1	18	0	0	4	.248	.329	.309	.638	78

3B	Howard Easterling**	34	35	148	140	21	39	9	2	1	22	2	8	0	0	0	.279	.318	.393	.710	98
RF	Frank Williams*	27	28	126	105	23	30	6	1	0	13	1	20	0	0	1	.286	.400	.362	.762	113
RF	Bob Thurman*	29	28	67	61	5	25	3	2	2	15	0	5	0	0	1	.410	.455	.623	1.077	199
2B	Matt Carlisle	36	21	63	50	7	13	3	1	0	7	2	6	0	0	7	.260	.339	.360	.699	95
C	Eudie Napier*	33	16	49	40	5	5	1	0	0	3	2	7	0	1	1	.125	.271	.150	.421	19
SS	Leroy Young		4	15	10	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	.200	.429	.300	.729	105
3B	Clarence Isreal	28	1	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	83
1B	Moses Phillips^		1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Eugene Smith**	30	22	59	55	7	10	1	0	2	7	0	2	0	0	2	.182	.211	.309	.520	44
RP	Ted Radcliffe	43	26	51	45	7	11	2	0	0	7	0	6	0	0	0	.244	.333	.289	.622	74
SP	Wilmer Fields	23	22	49	45	8	12	2	2	1	8	0	2	0	0	2	.267	.298	.467	.765	112
SP	Harold Hairston	24	12	22	22	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	-49
RP	Alonzo Perry*	24	8	18	16	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	64
SP	Frank Thompson*	27	7	17	14	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	.214	.267	.357	.624	73
SP	R. T. Walker	31	8	13	12	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.083	.083	.083	.167	-53
SP	Garnett Blair*	24	3	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	134
SP	Ciscero Warren*	26	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Cecil Kaiser*	26	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Jim Haynes^		1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RF	Dave Pope*	25	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	28		641	2308	2047	335	572	77	29	33	310	43	217	3	5	39	.279	.350	.394	.744	107

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Jerry Benjamin**	36	CF	268	.297	.340	8.2%	9.3%	0.4%	1.0%	.045	.097
Dan Wilson**	30	3B	232	.341	.340	8.2%	9.3%	0.4%	1.0%	.091	.097
Sam Bankhead	35	SS	228	.314	.340	7.0%	9.3%	1.3%	1.0%	.073	.097
Buck Leonard*	38	1B	209	.467	.340	18.7%	9.3%	3.3%	1.0%	.207	.097
Josh Gibson	34	C	186	.445	.340	8.1%	9.3%	7.0%	1.0%	.335	.097
Dave Hoskins*	28	RF	171	.308	.340	10.5%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.060	.097
Luis Márquez	20	2B	157	.340	.340	4.5%	9.3%	1.3%	1.0%	.101	.097
Howard Easterling**	34	3B	148	.335	.340	5.4%	9.3%	0.7%	1.0%	.114	.097
Cool Papa Bell**	43	LF	139	.444	.340	11.5%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.075	.097
Frank Williams*	27	RF	126	.374	.340	15.9%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.076	.097
Bob Thurman*	29	RF	67	.489	.340	7.5%	9.3%	3.0%	1.0%	.213	.097
Matt Carlisle	36	2B	63	.301	.340	9.5%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.100	.097
Eugene Smith**	30	SP	59	.234	.340	3.4%	9.3%	3.4%	1.0%	.127	.097
Ted Radcliffe	43	RP	51	.312	.340	11.8%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.044	.097
Eudie Napier*	33	C	49	.231	.340	14.3%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.025	.097
Wilmer Fields	23	SP	49	.335	.340	4.1%	9.3%	2.0%	1.0%	.200	.097
Harold Hairston	24	SP	22	.087	.340	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.097
Alonzo Perry*	24	RP	18	.298	.340	11.1%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.097
Frank Thompson*	27	SP	17	.257	.340	5.9%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.143	.097
Leroy Young		SS	15	.357	.340	26.7%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.100	.097
R. T. Walker	31	SP	13	.074	.340	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.097
Clarence Isreal	28	3B	6	.287	.340	16.7%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.097
Moses Phillips^		1B	4	.000	.340	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.097
Garnett Blair*	24	SP	4	.431	.340	25.0%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.097
Ciscero Warren*	26	SP	3	.000	.340	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.097
Cecil Kaiser*	26	RP	2	.000	.340	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.097
Jim Haynes^		RP	2	.000	.340	0.0%	9.3%	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.097
Dave Pope*	25	RF		.000	.340		9.3%		1.0%		.097
28			2308	.349	.340	9.4%	9.3%	1.4%	1.0%	.114	.097