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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+

122

1st

ERA+

119

2nd

OPS

.843

1st

ERA

4.15

2nd

BA

.298

2nd

BA

.250

2nd

OBP

.369

1st

K/BB

1.35

4th

SLG

.474

1st

K%

11.6%

3rd

BB%

9.5%

2nd

BB%

8.6%

3rd

K%

1.1%

3rd

HR%

1.2%

4th

ISO

.176

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	28	126	104	35	42	5	3	11	40	3	0	15	1	1	3	3	.404	.472	.827	1.298	238
1B	Buck Leonard *	31	32	141	118	35	44	11	1	11	48	2	0	19	1	0	0	3	1	0	.373	.457	.763	1.219	218
2B	Sam Bankhead	28	35	159	137	31	40	4	3	2	22	5	1	13	0	1	1	7	1	0	.292	.355	.409	.764	102
3B	Henry Spearman	29	33	133	122	23	38	4	5	3	24	0	0	10	3	0	1	0	0	0	.311	.368	.500	.868	128
SS	Jelly Jackson	29	35	140	118	26	21	2	4	1	14	1	0	16	2	0	1	5	0	0	.178	.281	.288	.570	51
LF	Vic Harris *	34	33	151	129	18	34	7	3	2	22	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	1	0	.264	.360	.411	.771	104
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	28	113	105	25	45	6	4	1	17	2	0	5	4	0	0	3	0	0	.429	.455	.590	1.045	175

CF	Ray Brown **	31	19	76	71	14	18	3	0	1	8	1	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	.254	.293	.338	.631	67
LF	Tom Parker	27	17	49	42	9	15	1	1	2	11	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	.357	.429	.571	1.000	163
CF	Babe Davis	30	8	34	33	5	9	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.273	.294	.364	.658	73
RF	Jim Williams	33	4	16	15	3	5	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.375	.467	.842	122
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	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
RF	Thompson ^	1	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	77
C	Joe Brown	22	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
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	11	33	30	1	7	1	0	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.281	.367	.648	70
SP	Roy Partlow *	27	14	30	29	6	8	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.300	.414	.714	87
SP	Specs Roberts ^	31	7	22	20	4	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	27
SP	Willie Ferrell ^	25	2	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24
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		343	1367	1196	262	357	49	25	37	233	20	1	130	13	2	7	27	7	0	.298	.369	.474	.843	122

* = 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	159		.335	.347		8.2%	8.8%		0.0%	0.7%		13.38		1.3%	1.6%		.117	.119
Vic Harris *	34	LF	151		.357	.347		13.2%	8.8%		0.0%	0.7%		13.38		1.3%	1.6%		.147	.119
Buck Leonard *	31	1B	141		.513	.347		13.5%	8.8%		0.7%	0.7%		19.00	13.38		7.8%	1.6%		.390	.119
Jelly Jackson	29	SS	140		.266	.347		11.4%	8.8%		1.4%	0.7%		8.00	13.38		0.7%	1.6%		.110	.119
Henry Spearman	29	3B	133		.393	.347		7.5%	8.8%		2.3%	0.7%		3.33	13.38		2.3%	1.6%		.189	.119
Josh Gibson	27	C	126		.529	.347		11.9%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38		8.7%	1.6%		.423	.119
David Whatley *	24	RF	113		.462	.347		4.4%	8.8%		3.5%	0.7%		1.25	13.38		0.9%	1.6%		.162	.119
Jerry Benjamin **	29	CF	89		.313	.347		13.5%	8.8%		1.1%	0.7%		12.00	13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.041	.119
Ray Brown **	31	CF	76		.291	.347		5.3%	8.8%		1.3%	0.7%		4.00	13.38		1.3%	1.6%		.085	.119
Tom Parker	27	LF	49		.446	.347		12.2%	8.8%		0.0%	0.7%		13.38		4.1%	1.6%		.214	.119
Babe Davis	30	CF	34		.303	.347		2.9%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38		2.9%	1.6%		.091	.119
Edsall Walker **	28	SP	33		.289	.347		6.1%	8.8%		0.0%	0.7%		13.38		3.0%	1.6%		.133	.119
Roy Partlow *	27	SP	30		.324	.347		3.3%	8.8%		3.3%	0.7%		1.00	13.38		3.3%	1.6%		.138	.119
Specs Roberts ^	31	SP	22		.240	.347		9.1%	8.8%		0.0%	0.7%		13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Jim Williams	33	RF	16		.387	.347		6.3%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.133	.119
Harry Williams	34	3B	12		.063	.347		8.3%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Eudie Napier *	26	C	12		.458	.347		16.7%	8.8%		0.0%	0.7%		13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.111	.119
Robert Gaston	29	C	12		.301	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.0%	0.7%		13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Willie Ferrell ^	25	SP	8		.118	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Thompson ^	RF	3		.314	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Joe Brown	22	C	3		.000	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Wyatt Turner	30	C	2		.000	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Roy Welmaker **	25	RP	2		.000	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
Tommie Dukes *	32	PH	1		.943	.347		0.0%	8.8%		0.7%		13.38		0.0%	1.6%		.000	.119
24			1367		.376	.347		9.5%	8.8%		1.1%	0.7%		8.62	13.38		2.7%	1.6%		.176	.119