1948 Homestead Grays

58 - 25 - 4

46 - 24 - 2 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1949 (Team History)

Managed by:
Vic Harris (58-25-4)

Top Hitter

Luis
Márquez

Top Pitcher

Tom
Parker

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	105	2nd	ERA+	87	5th
OPS	.697	3rd	ERA	3.89	5th
BA	.257	3rd	BA	.252	3rd
OBP	.332	3rd	K/BB	1.05	6th
SLG	.365	2nd	K%	10.1%	5th
BB%	9.2%	3rd	BB%	9.6%	6th
K%	0.4%	3rd	HR%	0.5%	3rd
ISO	.107	2nd	WHIP	1.38	3rd

Notes:

• Negro League World Series Champions
• 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)
• 1 member 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	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
SS	Sam Bankhead	37	42	186	155	32	40	6	1	2	14	7		21	0		2	8		.258	.354	.348	.702	106
CF	Luis Márquez	22	41	185	162	32	47	9	2	3	12	15		18	0		5	0		.290	.378	.426	.804	135
LF	Luke Easter*	32	41	174	144	34	45	9	3	6	37	2		27	3		2	1		.313	.428	.542	.969	183
RF	Bob Thurman*	31	39	151	139	25	45	8	3	1	20	4		11	0		1	0		.324	.377	.446	.824	141
1B	Buck Leonard*	40	37	150	122	23	34	8	0	4	18	1		26	0		2	0		.279	.413	.443	.856	151
3B	Wilmer Fields	25	36	117	113	17	31	2	3	1	26	1		4	0		0	0		.274	.299	.372	.671	96
RF	Tom Parker	36	34	114	106	11	23	3	0	0	12	1	0	8	0		0	0		.217	.272	.245	.517	52
2B	Clarence Bruce	23	32	117	112	6	24	3	0	0	7	2		3	0		0	2		.214	.235	.241	.476	40
C	Eudie Napier*	35	31	96	85	12	26	2	3	1	11	1		8	0		1	2		.306	.372	.435	.808	136
3B	Charles Gary	28	20	66	62	4	15	3	2	0	4	3		4	0		0	0		.242	.288	.355	.643	88
C	Luther Clifford	24	17	49	45	3	10	1	1	2	7	0		3			0	1		.222	.271	.422	.693	102
SS	Ervin Fowlkes	26	16	53	47	4	5	0	0	0	1	0		5			0	1		.106	.192	.106	.299	-11
PH	Bob Boston	29	9	18	18	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	-2
RP	Willie Smith	33	9	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0		.100	.100	.100	.200	-41
SP	Frank Thompson*	29	8	12	10	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		2			0	0		.400	.500	.400	.900	165
SP	R. T. Walker	37	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Lefty Bell^	27	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Clarence Evans^	28	4	9	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	0		.000	.111	.000	.111	-66
SP	Ted Alexander	35	4	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Robert Gaston	38	4	11	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			0	1		.100	.100	.100	.200	-41
C	Victoriano Sosa	29	4	11	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2			0	0		.111	.273	.111	.384	14
RP	Larry Kimbrough**	24	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0		.333	.333	.333	.667	96
SP	Garnett Blair*	26	3	7	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	0		.333	.429	.333	.762	125
RF	Bob Trice	21	3	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	2	0		0			0	0		.143	.143	.143	.286	-16
PR	Lonnie Blair^	18	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0
	25		451	1569	1396	209	359	54	18	20	172	38	0	144	5	0	13	16	0	.257	.332	.365	.697	105

* = 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
Sam Bankhead	37	SS	186	.329	.323	11.3%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		50.47	1.1%	0.8%	.090	.093
Luis Márquez	22	CF	185	.385	.323	9.7%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		50.47	1.6%	0.8%	.136	.093
Luke Easter*	32	LF	174	.450	.323	15.5%	8.4%	1.7%	0.2%	9.00	50.47	3.4%	0.8%	.229	.093
Bob Thurman*	31	RF	151	.389	.323	7.3%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		50.47	0.7%	0.8%	.122	.093
Buck Leonard*	40	1B	150	.412	.323	17.3%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		50.47	2.7%	0.8%	.164	.093
Clarence Bruce	23	2B	117	.226	.323	2.6%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.027	.093
Wilmer Fields	25	3B	117	.316	.323	3.4%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		50.47	0.9%	0.8%	.097	.093
Tom Parker	36	RF	114	.256	.323	7.0%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.028	.093
Eudie Napier*	35	C	96	.375	.323	8.3%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		50.47	1.0%	0.8%	.129	.093
Charles Gary	28	3B	66	.304	.323	6.1%	8.4%	0.0%	0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.113	.093
Ervin Fowlkes	26	SS	53	.160	.323	9.4%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Luther Clifford	24	C	49	.316	.323	6.1%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	4.1%	0.8%	.200	.093
Bob Boston	29	PH	18	.159	.323	0.0%	8.4%	11.1%	0.2%	0.00	50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
R. T. Walker	37	SP	14	.000	.323	0.0%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Frank Thompson*	29	SP	12	.443	.323	16.7%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Robert Gaston	38	C	11	.087	.323	0.0%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Victoriano Sosa	29	C	11	.222	.323	18.2%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Willie Smith	33	RP	10	.096	.323	0.0%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Clarence Evans^	28	SP	9	.083	.323	11.1%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Ted Alexander	35	SP	7	.000	.323	0.0%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Garnett Blair*	26	SP	7	.379	.323	14.3%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Bob Trice	21	RF	7	.136	.323	0.0%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Larry Kimbrough**	24	RP	3	.318	.323	0.0%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Lefty Bell^	27	RP	2	.000	.323	0.0%	8.4%		0.2%		50.47	0.0%	0.8%	.000	.093
Lonnie Blair^	18	PR		.000	.323		8.4%		0.2%		50.47		0.8%		.093
25			1569	.332	.323	9.2%	8.4%	0.4%	0.2%	26.00	50.47	1.3%	0.8%	.107	.093