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1942 Homestead Grays

86 - 29 - 3

58 - 20 - 2 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1943 ( Team History )

Managed by:
Vic Harris (86-29-3)

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Roy
Partlow

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting

Pitching

OPS+

104

2nd

ERA+

112

1st

OPS

.720

2nd

ERA

3.47

1st

BA

.266

1st

BA

.253

4th

OBP

.352

1st

K/BB

1.72

1st

SLG

.368

2nd

K%

11.7%

5th

BB%

10.8%

1st

BB%

6.8%

1st

K%

HR%

1.0%

2nd

ISO

.102

2nd

WHIP

1.28

2nd

Notes:

Champions of the Negro National League II
First Half 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)
5 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
C	Josh Gibson	30	62	266	212	57	72	9	4	14	66	4	51	2	1	.340	.472	.618	1.090	207
1B	Jud Wilson *	46	53	185	149	36	39	4	1	4	34	0	30	5	1	.262	.402	.383	.785	122
2B	Matt Carlisle	32	55	199	170	33	46	6	4	0	18	13	24	1	4	.271	.364	.353	.717	103
3B	Howard Easterling **	30	67	289	257	51	67	12	4	7	36	2	27	3	2	.261	.338	.420	.758	114
SS	Sam Bankhead	31	58	250	219	35	62	5	4	3	48	9	30	1	0	.283	.372	.384	.756	114
LF	Vic Harris *	37	52	205	183	26	48	2	3	2	35	3	17	3	2	.262	.335	.339	.674	91
CF	Jerry Benjamin **	32	67	306	267	53	73	7	1	2	28	15	33	2	4	.273	.358	.330	.687	95
RF	David Whatley *	27	51	213	189	39	59	9	2	1	14	3	19	3	2	.312	.384	.397	.781	121

SS	Chester Williams	36	56	214	197	21	45	8	1	0	20	5	14	1	2	.228	.283	.279	.562	59
1B	Buck Leonard *	34	38	149	125	19	27	6	1	0	21	3	24	0	0	.216	.342	.280	.622	77
C	Robert Gaston	32	20	75	62	8	21	3	0	0	10	0	12	0	1	.339	.446	.387	.833	136
LF	Wilmer Fields	19	8	26	24	4	6	4	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	.250	.308	.417	.724	104
SS	Bus Clarkson	27	2	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-29
LF	Lennie Pearson	24	2	8	8	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.625	1.000	180
RF	Ed Stone *	32	2	8	8	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	76
RF	Frank Williams *	23	3	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	-6

SP	Ray Brown **	34	36	121	112	13	25	6	1	1	9	0	7	1	1	.223	.275	.321	.596	68
SP	Roy Partlow *	30	25	65	62	8	11	1	1	0	5	1	1	1	1	.177	.203	.226	.429	21
SP	Roy Welmaker **	28	21	52	47	4	8	1	0	0	5	0	2	0	3	.170	.204	.191	.396	12
SP	Johnny Wright	25	18	28	27	2	5	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	.185	.214	.185	.399	13
SP	Spoon Carter *	39	12	25	25	4	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	13
SP	Garnett Blair *	20	7	19	17	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.353	.389	.353	.742	110
SP	J. C. Hamilton *	29	7	16	15	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	46
SP	Edsall Walker **	31	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	41
SP	Leon Day	25	1	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	110
	25		724	2741	2397	419	637	88	27	34	361	60	296	23	25	.266	.352	.368	.720	104

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

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG		BB/K		HR%
Jerry Benjamin **	32	CF	306	.334	.337	10.8%	9.8%	0.7%	1.1%	.056	.103
Howard Easterling **	30	3B	289	.356	.337	9.3%	9.8%	2.4%	1.1%	.160	.103
Josh Gibson	30	C	266	.497	.337	19.2%	9.8%	5.3%	1.1%	.278	.103
Sam Bankhead	31	SS	250	.365	.337	12.0%	9.8%	1.2%	1.1%	.100	.103
Chester Williams	36	SS	214	.272	.337	6.5%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.051	.103
David Whatley *	27	RF	213	.372	.337	8.9%	9.8%	0.5%	1.1%	.085	.103
Vic Harris *	37	LF	205	.324	.337	8.3%	9.8%	1.0%	1.1%	.077	.103
Matt Carlisle	32	2B	199	.343	.337	12.1%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.082	.103
Jud Wilson *	46	1B	185	.384	.337	16.2%	9.8%	2.2%	1.1%	.121	.103
Buck Leonard *	34	1B	149	.315	.337	16.1%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.064	.103
Ray Brown **	34	SP	121	.283	.337	5.8%	9.8%	0.8%	1.1%	.098	.103
Robert Gaston	32	C	75	.404	.337	16.0%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.048	.103
Roy Partlow *	30	SP	65	.203	.337	1.5%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.048	.103
Roy Welmaker **	28	SP	52	.184	.337	3.8%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.021	.103
Johnny Wright	25	SP	28	.198	.337	3.6%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.103
Wilmer Fields	19	LF	26	.339	.337	7.7%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.167	.103
Spoon Carter *	39	SP	25	.191	.337	0.0%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.103
Garnett Blair *	20	SP	19	.342	.337	5.3%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.103
J. C. Hamilton *	29	SP	16	.251	.337	6.3%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.067	.103
Lennie Pearson	24	LF	8	.457	.337	0.0%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.250	.103
Ed Stone *	32	RF	8	.288	.337	0.0%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.125	.103
Bus Clarkson	27	SS	8	.120	.337	0.0%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.103
Frank Williams *	23	RF	6	.159	.337	0.0%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.103
Edsall Walker **	31	SP	4	.239	.337	0.0%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.000	.103
Leon Day	25	SP	4	.338	.337	0.0%	9.8%	0.0%	1.1%	.250	.103
25			2741	.345	.337	10.8%	9.8%	1.2%	1.1%	.102	.103