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1939 Homestead Grays

49 - 21 - 1

40 - 19 - 1 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1940 ( Team History )

Managed by:
Vic Harris (49-21-1)

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Roy
Partlow

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting

Pitching

OPS+

115

1st

ERA+

121

1st

OPS

.811

1st

ERA

4.03

1st

BA

.289

2nd

BA

.252

2nd

OBP

.361

2nd

K/BB

1.39

4th

SLG

.450

1st

K%

11.6%

3rd

BB%

9.6%

2nd

BB%

8.3%

3rd

K%

1.2%

3rd

HR%

1.2%

3rd

ISO

.161

1st

WHIP

1.32

1st

Notes:

First Half Champions of the Negro National League II
Second Half Champions of the Negro National League II
Home Ballpark: Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
3 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	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Josh Gibson	27	35	154	125	39	49	5	3	14	45	3	0	22	1	1	3	3	0	.392	.477	.816	1.293	237
1B	Buck Leonard *	31	39	167	138	38	53	12	1	12	51	3	0	25	1	0	0	3	1	0	.384	.476	.746	1.222	220
2B	Sam Bankhead	28	42	188	161	34	46	4	3	2	24	5	1	17	2	1	1	8	1	0	.286	.356	.385	.741	96
3B	Henry Spearman	29	40	160	148	24	42	4	5	3	25	0	0	10	4	0	2	0	0	0	.284	.338	.439	.777	105
SS	Jelly Jackson	29	42	161	136	28	25	2	4	1	15	2	0	17	3	0	1	7	0	0	.184	.279	.279	.559	48
LF	Vic Harris *	34	39	174	149	19	38	8	3	2	23	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	1	0	.255	.353	.389	.742	96
CF	Jerry Benjamin **	29	19	89	74	18	18	1	1	0	8	6	0	12	1	0	1	2	0	0	.243	.356	.284	.640	71
RF	David Whatley *	24	35	141	132	29	54	7	5	1	19	2	0	6	4	0	0	3	0	0	.409	.435	.561	.995	162

CF	Ray Brown **	31	24	84	78	15	19	3	0	1	8	1	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	.244	.289	.321	.610	61
LF	Tom Parker	27	22	67	58	9	17	1	1	2	11	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	.293	.358	.448	.806	113
CF	Babe Davis	30	13	51	49	5	11	1	0	1	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.255	.306	.561	48
RF	Jim Williams	33	4	16	15	3	5	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.375	.467	.842	122
C	Robert Gaston	29	5	12	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	62
3B	Harry Williams	34	4	12	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	-76
C	Eudie Napier *	26	3	12	9	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.444	.944	152
C	Joe Brown	22	3	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	6
RF	Thompson ^	1	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	77
C	Wyatt Turner	30	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Edsall Walker **	28	13	39	36	1	7	1	0	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.237	.306	.542	43
SP	Roy Partlow *	27	17	39	38	6	10	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.282	.368	.650	71
SP	Specs Roberts ^	31	8	26	23	4	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.174	.240	.174	.414	11
SP	Willie Ferrell ^	25	3	9	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-34
RP	Roy Welmaker **	25	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
PH	Tommie Dukes *	32	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	431
	24		415	1614	1412	281	408	53	26	41	250	22	1	155	17	2	8	31	8	1	.289	.361	.450	.811	115

* = 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	28	2B	188		.329	.347		9.0%	8.8%		1.1%	0.8%		8.50	11.43		1.1%	1.6%		.099	.119
Vic Harris *	34	LF	174		.347	.347		13.2%	8.8%		0.0%	0.8%		11.43		1.1%	1.6%		.134	.119
Buck Leonard *	31	1B	167		.520	.347		15.0%	8.8%		0.6%	0.8%		25.00	11.43		7.2%	1.6%		.362	.119
Jelly Jackson	29	SS	161		.259	.347		10.6%	8.8%		1.9%	0.8%		5.67	11.43		0.6%	1.6%		.096	.119
Henry Spearman	29	3B	160		.355	.347		6.3%	8.8%		2.5%	0.8%		2.50	11.43		1.9%	1.6%		.155	.119
Josh Gibson	27	C	154		.532	.347		14.3%	8.8%		0.8%		11.43		9.1%	1.6%		.424	.119
David Whatley *	24	RF	141		.443	.347		4.3%	8.8%		2.8%	0.8%		1.50	11.43		0.7%	1.6%		.152	.119
Jerry Benjamin **	29	CF	89		.313	.347		13.5%	8.8%		1.1%	0.8%		12.00	11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.041	.119
Ray Brown **	31	CF	84		.284	.347		6.0%	8.8%		1.2%	0.8%		5.00	11.43		1.2%	1.6%		.077	.119
Tom Parker	27	LF	67		.366	.347		10.4%	8.8%		0.0%	0.8%		11.43		3.0%	1.6%		.155	.119
Babe Davis	30	CF	51		.261	.347		3.9%	8.8%		0.8%		11.43		2.0%	1.6%		.082	.119
Edsall Walker **	28	SP	39		.245	.347		5.1%	8.8%		0.0%	0.8%		11.43		2.6%	1.6%		.111	.119
Roy Partlow *	27	SP	39		.298	.347		2.6%	8.8%		2.6%	0.8%		1.00	11.43		2.6%	1.6%		.105	.119
Specs Roberts ^	31	SP	26		.203	.347		7.7%	8.8%		0.0%	0.8%		11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Jim Williams	33	RF	16		.387	.347		6.3%	8.8%		0.8%		11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.133	.119
Harry Williams	34	3B	12		.063	.347		8.3%	8.8%		0.8%		11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Robert Gaston	29	C	12		.301	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.0%	0.8%		11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Eudie Napier *	26	C	12		.457	.347		16.7%	8.8%		0.0%	0.8%		11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.111	.119
Willie Ferrell ^	25	SP	9		.105	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.8%		11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Joe Brown	22	C	5		.188	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.0%	0.8%		11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Thompson ^	RF	3		.314	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.8%		11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Wyatt Turner	30	C	2		.000	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.8%		11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Roy Welmaker **	25	RP	2		.000	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.8%		11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Tommie Dukes *	32	PH	1		.942	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.8%		11.43		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
24			1614		.364	.347		9.6%	8.8%		1.2%	0.8%		7.59	11.43		2.5%	1.6%		.161	.119