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1940 Homestead Grays

53 - 23 - 2

39 - 20 - 1 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1941 ( Team History )

Managed by:
Vic Harris (53-23-2)

Top Hitter

Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher

Ray
Brown

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting

Pitching

OPS+

99

3rd

ERA+

121

1st

OPS

.774

2nd

ERA

4.35

1st

BA

.289

2nd

BA

.253

1st

OBP

.364

2nd

K/BB

1.21

2nd

SLG

.410

3rd

K%

11.0%

3rd

BB%

9.8%

3rd

BB%

9.1%

2nd

K%

HR%

0.7%

1st

ISO

.121

3rd

WHIP

1.38

1st

Notes:

Champions of the Negro National League II
Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
4 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Rufus Jackson (Co-Owner & President) , Cumberland Posey (Co-Owner & Secretary) , See Posey (Business Manager) , Dizzy Dismukes (Coach & Traveling Secretary)

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
C	Robert Gaston	30	36	128	110	10	24	7	0	0	17	0	14	0	4	.218	.306	.282	.588	52
1B	Buck Leonard *	32	54	228	185	49	70	14	5	8	42	1	39	2	2	.378	.491	.638	1.129	189
2B	Matt Carlisle	30	56	225	200	28	58	11	6	3	39	10	20	2	3	.290	.360	.450	.810	107
3B	Howard Easterling **	28	54	228	203	42	68	10	9	3	45	3	21	1	3	.335	.400	.517	.917	135
SS	Jelly Jackson	30	54	178	166	21	32	3	2	0	15	5	8	1	3	.193	.234	.235	.469	21
LF	Vic Harris *	35	47	208	183	37	50	8	6	1	18	1	19	1	5	.273	.345	.399	.744	91
CF	Jerry Benjamin **	30	44	194	170	38	54	3	2	1	27	16	17	3	4	.318	.389	.376	.766	98
RF	David Whatley *	25	53	241	217	42	64	7	4	2	21	9	22	0	2	.295	.360	.392	.752	93

3B	Jud Wilson *	44	41	136	114	20	29	5	0	0	21	0	19	3	0	.254	.375	.298	.673	75
C	Josh Johnson	26	10	29	28	6	10	1	0	1	6	0	1	0	0	.357	.379	.500	.879	125
C	Leroy Bass	22	5	14	14	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	28
C	Ziggy Marcell	23	5	12	11	2	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	.273	.333	.455	.788	101
C	George Britt	44	5	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	-50
1B	Josh Gibson	28	2	9	6	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	.167	.444	.667	1.111	183
C	Walter Perry *	24	1	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	185
LF	Ernie Smith *	32	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	-9

SP	Ray Brown **	32	32	92	80	12	26	3	2	2	10	0	10	0	2	.325	.400	.488	.888	127
SP	Edsall Walker **	29	21	59	52	8	12	1	0	0	8	1	3	0	4	.231	.273	.250	.523	35
SP	J. C. Hamilton *	27	17	35	31	3	8	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	.258	.324	.290	.614	59
SP	Willie Ferrell ^	26	11	16	15	2	5	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.533	.867	120
RP	Sonny Boy Jeffries	25	4	7	6	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	.667	.714	.667	1.381	257
SP	Willie Stevenson ^	3	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-26
SP	Jimmy Hicks	5	6	6	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.833	1.167	193
RP	Rocky Ellis ^	29	5	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	29
RP	Wilmer Fields	17	2	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	29
SP	Specs Roberts ^	32	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	26		569	2082	1829	328	528	75	37	24	287	46	205	13	35	.289	.364	.410	.774	99

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%
David Whatley *	25	RF	241		.352	.360		9.1%	10.1%		0.8%	1.3%		.097	.126
Buck Leonard *	32	1B	228		.501	.360		17.1%	10.1%		3.5%	1.3%		.259	.126
Howard Easterling **	28	3B	228		.412	.360		9.2%	10.1%		1.3%	1.3%		.182	.126
Matt Carlisle	30	2B	225		.368	.360		8.9%	10.1%		1.3%	1.3%		.160	.126
Vic Harris *	35	LF	208		.339	.360		9.1%	10.1%		0.5%	1.3%		.126	.126
Jerry Benjamin **	30	CF	194		.361	.360		8.8%	10.1%		0.5%	1.3%		.059	.126
Jelly Jackson	30	SS	178		.223	.360		4.5%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.042	.126
Jud Wilson *	44	3B	136		.341	.360		14.0%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.044	.126
Robert Gaston	30	C	128		.281	.360		10.9%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.064	.126
Ray Brown **	32	SP	92		.399	.360		10.9%	10.1%		2.2%	1.3%		.163	.126
Edsall Walker **	29	SP	59		.238	.360		5.1%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.019	.126
J. C. Hamilton *	27	SP	35		.293	.360		8.6%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.032	.126
Josh Johnson	26	C	29		.400	.360		3.4%	10.1%		3.4%	1.3%		.143	.126
Willie Ferrell ^	26	SP	16		.359	.360		0.0%	10.1%		6.3%	1.3%		.200	.126
Leroy Bass	22	C	14		.228	.360		0.0%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.071	.126
Ziggy Marcell	23	C	12		.356	.360		8.3%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.182	.126
George Britt	44	C	11		.140	.360		18.2%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.000	.126
Josh Gibson	28	1B	9		.474	.360		33.3%	10.1%		11.1%	1.3%		.500	.126
Sonny Boy Jeffries	25	RP	7		.653	.360		14.3%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.000	.126
Willie Stevenson ^	SP	7		.136	.360		0.0%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.000	.126
Jimmy Hicks	SP	6		.483	.360		0.0%	10.1%		16.7%	1.3%		.500	.126
Walter Perry *	24	C	5		.534	.360		20.0%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.000	.126
Rocky Ellis ^	29	RP	4		.237	.360		0.0%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.000	.126
Wilmer Fields	17	RP	4		.237	.360		0.0%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.000	.126
Specs Roberts ^	32	SP	3		.000	.360		0.0%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.000	.126
Ernie Smith *	32	LF	3		.257	.360		33.3%	10.1%		0.0%	1.3%		.000	.126
26			2082		.357	.360		9.8%	10.1%		1.2%	1.3%		.121	.126