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1944 Homestead Grays

66 - 32 - 4

46 - 25 - 3 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1945 ( Team History )

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (66-32-4)

Top Hitter

Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher

Ray
Brown

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting

Pitching

OPS+

106

1st

ERA+

98

5th

OPS

.778

2nd

ERA

4.23

4th

BA

.290

2nd

BA

.280

5th

OBP

.363

2nd

K/BB

1.36

4th

SLG

.415

2nd

K%

9.8%

5th

BB%

9.3%

1st

BB%

7.2%

3rd

K%

0.3%

6th

HR%

0.5%

1st

ISO

.125

1st

WHIP

1.40

5th

Notes:

Negro League World Series Champions
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	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
C	Josh Gibson	32	50	203	180	40	60	8	6	10	50	3	23	0	3	0	0	0	1	.333	.409	.611	1.020	168
1B	Buck Leonard *	36	50	226	184	49	63	16	7	7	40	1	31	0	0	5	5	1	0	.342	.448	.620	1.068	181
2B	Walter Cannady	42	35	147	135	20	44	8	1	0	26	3	11	0	1	0	1	0	0	.326	.377	.400	.777	106
3B	Ray Battle	26	36	96	81	10	22	0	1	0	6	0	7	1	0	1	7	0	1	.272	.337	.296	.633	69
SS	Sam Bankhead	33	56	256	217	46	55	9	5	1	28	8	29	1	0	2	7	1	0	.253	.345	.355	.700	86
LF	Cool Papa Bell **	41	52	250	213	43	66	9	3	1	27	4	30	0	1	1	6	0	0	.310	.398	.394	.792	111
CF	Jerry Benjamin **	34	53	251	228	43	74	10	2	2	31	4	19	0	0	1	3	0	0	.325	.379	.412	.791	110
RF	Dave Hoskins *	26	52	200	189	32	63	10	4	4	43	2	5	2	0	2	4	0	0	.333	.357	.492	.849	124

2B	Jelly Jackson	34	38	109	94	19	16	2	1	0	8	0	11	0	0	1	3	0	0	.170	.264	.213	.477	28
3B	Jud Wilson *	48	26	74	62	5	14	2	1	1	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	.226	.338	.339	.677	80
C	Robert Gaston	34	20	69	59	8	13	4	1	0	10	0	6	0	2	2	0	0	.220	.313	.322	.635	69
LF	Vic Harris *	39	20	34	30	6	12	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.455	.433	.888	136
2B	Joe Spencer	24	12	32	30	6	6	2	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	37
RF	David Whatley *	29	8	27	24	3	6	1	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	.250	.333	.292	.625	67
1B	Piper Davis	26	1	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	12
RF	Dolly King ^	30	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2B	Matt Carlisle	34	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Ray Brown **	36	31	94	81	13	26	3	2	2	17	0	10	1	0	0	3	0	0	.321	.396	.481	.877	132
SP	Edsall Walker **	33	16	31	29	4	10	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.345	.387	.414	.801	113
SP	Spoon Carter *	41	12	29	28	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24
SP	Johnny Johnson *	28	13	23	22	0	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.136	.136	.227	.364	-5
SP	Roy Welmaker **	30	5	21	19	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.211	.211	.211	.421	12
SP	Eddie White *	6	12	10	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	94
SP	Willie Hubert	31	5	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Johnny Wright	27	3	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Lefty Boone ^	24	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	40
SP	Roland Anderson ^	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Garnett Blair *	22	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Hill ^	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	29		607	2215	1942	354	563	89	35	28	321	27	206	5	5	17	47	3	3	.290	.363	.415	.778	106

* = 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	33	SS	256		.327	.348		11.3%	8.4%		0.4%	0.4%		29.00	23.63		0.4%	0.9%		.101	.107
Jerry Benjamin **	34	CF	251		.370	.348		7.6%	8.4%		0.0%	0.4%		23.63		0.8%	0.9%		.088	.107
Cool Papa Bell **	41	LF	250		.368	.348		12.0%	8.4%		0.0%	0.4%		23.63		0.4%	0.9%		.085	.107
Buck Leonard *	36	1B	226		.469	.348		13.7%	8.4%		0.0%	0.4%		23.63		3.1%	0.9%		.277	.107
Josh Gibson	32	C	203		.447	.348		11.3%	8.4%		0.0%	0.4%		23.63		4.9%	0.9%		.278	.107
Dave Hoskins *	26	RF	200		.381	.348		2.5%	8.4%		1.0%	0.4%		2.50	23.63		2.0%	0.9%		.159	.107
Walter Cannady	42	2B	147		.361	.348		7.5%	8.4%		0.0%	0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.074	.107
Jelly Jackson	34	2B	109		.236	.348		10.1%	8.4%		0.0%	0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.043	.107
Ray Battle	26	3B	96		.288	.348		7.3%	8.4%		1.0%	0.4%		7.00	23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.025	.107
Ray Brown **	36	SP	94		.394	.348		10.6%	8.4%		1.1%	0.4%		10.00	23.63		2.1%	0.9%		.160	.107
Jud Wilson *	48	3B	74		.327	.348		14.9%	8.4%		0.0%	0.4%		23.63		1.4%	0.9%		.113	.107
Robert Gaston	34	C	69		.299	.348		8.7%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.102	.107
Vic Harris *	39	LF	34		.413	.348		8.8%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.033	.107
Joe Spencer	24	2B	32		.249	.348		6.3%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.067	.107
Edsall Walker **	33	SP	31		.379	.348		3.2%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.069	.107
Spoon Carter *	41	SP	29		.131	.348		0.0%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.107
David Whatley *	29	RF	27		.309	.348		11.1%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.042	.107
Johnny Johnson *	28	SP	23		.156	.348		0.0%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.091	.107
Roy Welmaker **	30	SP	21		.181	.348		0.0%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.107
Eddie White *	SP	12		.346	.348		16.7%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.200	.107
Willie Hubert	31	SP	10		.000	.348		0.0%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.107
Johnny Wright	27	SP	6		.000	.348		0.0%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.107
Piper Davis	26	1B	5		.308	.348		20.0%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.107
Dolly King ^	30	RF	2		.000	.348		0.0%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.107
Garnett Blair *	22	SP	2		.000	.348		0.0%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.107
Lefty Boone ^	24	SP	2		.378	.348		50.0%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.107
Matt Carlisle	34	2B	2		.000	.348		0.0%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.107
Roland Anderson ^	SP	2		.000	.348		0.0%	8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.0%	0.9%		.000	.107
Hill ^	SP		.000	.348		8.4%		0.4%		23.63		0.9%		.107
29			2215		.356	.348		9.3%	8.4%		0.3%	0.4%		37.40	23.63		1.3%	0.9%		.125	.107