Homestead Grays Team History - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Homestead Grays

Record:
1034 - 570 - 50 (.645)

3 Negro League World Series Championships
9 League Championships

Top Hitter

Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher

Ray
Brown

Leaders

Stolen Bases

#	Player	Years	SB
1	Jerry Benjamin	1935-1947	114
2	Sam Bankhead	1939-1948	68
3	Matt Carlisle	1935-1946	48
4	Luis Márquez	1946-1948	40
5	Buck Leonard	1934-1948	36
6	Cool Papa Bell	1932-1946	35
7	Vic Harris	1925-1947	34
8	Howard Easterling	1940-1946	25
9	Josh Gibson	1930-1946	22
10	David Whatley	1939-1944	21

Wins

#	Player	Years	W
1	Ray Brown	1932-1945	119
2	Edsall Walker	1936-1945	52
3	Johnny Wright	1941-1947	40
4	Roy Welmaker	1936-1945	37
5	Joe Williams	1925-1932	37
6	Lefty Williams	1922-1935	27
7	Roy Partlow	1938-1943	26
8	George Britt	1926-1940	25
9	Spoon Carter	1942-1945	24
10	Tom Parker	1935-1948	23

Teams

Year	Team	Lg	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Manager	Ballpark
1948	Homestead Grays	NN2	1	58	25	4	.699	✔	✔	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1948	Homestead Grays	NLC	1	2	1	1	.667	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1948	Homestead Grays	WS	1	4	1	0	.800	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1947	Homestead Grays	NN2	2	61	44	4	.581	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1946	Homestead Grays	NN2	2	52	40	4	.565	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1945	Homestead Grays	NN2	1	53	29	3	.646	✔	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1945	Homestead Grays	WS	2	0	4	0	.000	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1944	Homestead Grays	NN2	1	66	32	4	.673	✔	✔	Candy Jim Taylor	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1944	Homestead Grays	WS	1	4	1	0	.800	Candy Jim Taylor	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1943	Homestead Grays	NN2	1	78	23	1	.772	✔	✔	Candy Jim Taylor	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1943	Homestead Grays	WS	1	4	3	1	.571	Candy Jim Taylor	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1942	Homestead Grays	NN2	1	86	29	3	.748	✔	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1942	Homestead Grays	WS	2	0	4	0	.000	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1942	Homestead Grays	NvS	1	1	0	0	1.000	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1941	Homestead Grays	NN2	1	58	31	3	.652	✔	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1941	Homestead Grays	NLC	1	3	1	0	.750	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1940	Homestead Grays	NN2	1	53	23	2	.697	✔	Vic Harris	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1939	Homestead Grays	NN2	1	49	21	1	.700	Vic Harris	Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1939	Homestead Grays	NLP	2	3	2	0	.600	Vic Harris	Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1939	Homestead Grays	NLC	2	1	3	1	.250	Vic Harris	Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1938	Homestead Grays	NN2	1	56	15	0	.789	✔	Vic Harris	Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
1937	Homestead Grays	NN2	1	60	19	1	.759	✔	Vic Harris	Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA)
1936	Homestead Grays	NN2	3	31	26	1	.544	Vic Harris	Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
1935	Homestead Grays	NN2	7	25	34	2	.424	Cumberland Posey	Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
1934	Homestead Grays	IND	1	17	13	1	.567	Cumberland Posey	Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1933	Homestead Grays	NN2	3	16	14	3	.533	Cumberland Posey	Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1932	Homestead Grays	EWL	2	42	31	1	.575	Jud Wilson , Cumberland Posey	Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1931	Homestead Grays	IND	2	34	21	1	.618	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1930	Homestead Grays	IND	1	44	15	1	.746	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1929	Homestead Grays	ANL	4	32	34	3	.485	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA)
1928	Homestead Grays	EAS	2	11	9	0	.550	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA)
1928	Homestead Grays	NvM	1	4	4	0	.500	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1927	Homestead Grays	IND	1	8	2	0	.800	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1927	Homestead Grays	NvM	2	2	4	0	.333	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1926	Homestead Grays	IND	1	2	0	1	1.000	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1926	Homestead Grays	NvM	2	2	1	0	.667	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1925	Homestead Grays	IND	1	2	1	0	.667	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1924	Homestead Grays	IND	1	4	4	1	.500	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1922	Homestead Grays	IND	1	3	0	1	1.000	Cumberland Posey	Rankin Car Barn Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1921	Homestead Grays	WES	2	3	4	1	.429	Cumberland Posey	Homestead Park (Homestead, PA)
1918	Homestead Grays	WES	5	0	2	0	.000	Cumberland Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
28	1			1034	570	50	.645	9	3

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