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)
League Ranks (6 teams)
Batting
Pitching
OPS+
107
1st
ERA+
100
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%
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
Basic Batting
| C
|
32
|
50
|
203
|
180
|
40
|
60
|
8
|
6
|
10
|
50
|
3
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
.333
|
.409
|
.611
|
1.020
|
169
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1B
|
36
|
50
|
225
|
184
|
49
|
63
|
16
|
7
|
7
|
40
|
1
|
31
|
5
|
5
|
.342
|
.450
|
.620
|
1.070
|
183
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B
|
42
|
35
|
147
|
135
|
20
|
44
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
26
|
3
|
11
|
0
|
1
|
.326
|
.377
|
.400
|
.777
|
107
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B
|
26
|
36
|
96
|
81
|
10
|
22
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
7
|
.272
|
.337
|
.296
|
.633
|
70
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SS
|
33
|
56
|
255
|
217
|
46
|
55
|
9
|
5
|
1
|
28
|
8
|
29
|
2
|
7
|
.253
|
.347
|
.355
|
.702
|
87
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LF
|
41
|
52
|
250
|
213
|
43
|
66
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
27
|
4
|
30
|
1
|
6
|
.310
|
.398
|
.394
|
.792
|
111
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CF
|
34
|
53
|
251
|
228
|
43
|
74
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
31
|
4
|
19
|
1
|
3
|
.325
|
.379
|
.412
|
.791
|
111
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RF
|
26
|
52
|
200
|
189
|
32
|
63
|
10
|
4
|
4
|
43
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
4
|
.333
|
.357
|
.492
|
.849
|
125
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B
|
34
|
38
|
109
|
94
|
19
|
16
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
3
|
.170
|
.264
|
.213
|
.477
|
28
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B
|
48
|
26
|
73
|
62
|
5
|
14
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
.226
|
.342
|
.339
|
.681
|
82
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C
|
34
|
20
|
69
|
59
|
8
|
13
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
.220
|
.313
|
.322
|
.635
|
70
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LF
|
39
|
20
|
34
|
30
|
6
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
.400
|
.455
|
.433
|
.888
|
137
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B
|
24
|
12
|
32
|
30
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
.200
|
.250
|
.267
|
.517
|
38
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RF
|
29
|
8
|
27
|
24
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
.250
|
.333
|
.292
|
.625
|
67
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1B
|
26
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
.000
|
.400
|
.000
|
.400
|
13
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B
|
34
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
-100
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RF
|
30
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
-100
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
Ray Brown
**
|
36
|
31
|
94
|
81
|
13
|
26
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
17
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
3
|
.321
|
.396
|
.481
|
.877
|
133
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
33
|
16
|
31
|
29
|
4
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
.345
|
.387
|
.414
|
.801
|
113
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
41
|
12
|
29
|
28
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.143
|
.143
|
.143
|
.286
|
-24
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
28
|
13
|
23
|
22
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.136
|
.136
|
.227
|
.364
|
-4
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
Roy Welmaker
**
|
30
|
5
|
21
|
19
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
.211
|
.211
|
.211
|
.421
|
12
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
6
|
12
|
10
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
.200
|
.333
|
.400
|
.733
|
95
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
31
|
5
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
-100
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
27
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
-100
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
24
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.500
|
.000
|
.500
|
41
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
-100
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SP
|
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
|
2212
|
1942
|
354
|
563
|
89
|
35
|
28
|
321
|
27
|
206
|
17
|
47
|
.290
|
.363
|
.415
|
.778
|
107
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* = Left-handed hitter
** = Switch-hitter
^ = Unknown
Advanced Batting
| Pos | LG | LG | LG | LG | LG | LG | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33
|
SS
|
255
|
.329
|
.349
|
11.4%
|
8.4%
|
0.4%
|
0.9%
|
.101
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 34
|
CF
|
251
|
.370
|
.349
|
7.6%
|
8.4%
|
0.8%
|
0.9%
|
.088
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 41
|
LF
|
250
|
.371
|
.349
|
12.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.4%
|
0.9%
|
.085
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 36
|
1B
|
225
|
.472
|
.349
|
13.8%
|
8.4%
|
3.1%
|
0.9%
|
.277
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 32
|
C
|
203
|
.458
|
.349
|
11.3%
|
8.4%
|
4.9%
|
0.9%
|
.278
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 26
|
RF
|
200
|
.382
|
.349
|
2.5%
|
8.4%
|
2.0%
|
0.9%
|
.159
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 42
|
2B
|
147
|
.366
|
.349
|
7.5%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.074
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 34
|
2B
|
109
|
.236
|
.349
|
10.1%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.043
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 26
|
3B
|
96
|
.288
|
.349
|
7.3%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.025
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| Ray Brown
**
|
36
|
SP
|
94
|
.395
|
.349
|
10.6%
|
8.4%
|
2.1%
|
0.9%
|
.160
|
.106
|
||||||||||
| 48
|
3B
|
73
|
.332
|
.349
|
15.1%
|
8.4%
|
1.4%
|
0.9%
|
.113
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 34
|
C
|
69
|
.300
|
.349
|
8.7%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.102
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 39
|
LF
|
34
|
.413
|
.349
|
8.8%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.033
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 24
|
2B
|
32
|
.249
|
.349
|
6.3%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.067
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 33
|
SP
|
31
|
.379
|
.349
|
3.2%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.069
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 41
|
SP
|
29
|
.131
|
.349
|
0.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 29
|
RF
|
27
|
.309
|
.349
|
11.1%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.042
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 28
|
SP
|
23
|
.156
|
.349
|
0.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.091
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| Roy Welmaker
**
|
30
|
SP
|
21
|
.181
|
.349
|
0.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.106
|
||||||||||
| SP
|
12
|
.347
|
.349
|
16.7%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.200
|
.106
|
||||||||||||
| 31
|
SP
|
10
|
.000
|
.349
|
0.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 27
|
SP
|
6
|
.000
|
.349
|
0.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 26
|
1B
|
5
|
.309
|
.349
|
20.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| SP
|
2
|
.000
|
.349
|
0.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.106
|
||||||||||||
| 34
|
2B
|
2
|
.000
|
.349
|
0.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 30
|
RF
|
2
|
.000
|
.349
|
0.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 24
|
SP
|
2
|
.378
|
.349
|
50.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| 22
|
SP
|
2
|
.000
|
.349
|
0.0%
|
8.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.9%
|
.000
|
.106
|
|||||||||||
| Hill
^
|
SP
|
.000
|
.349
|
8.4%
|
0.9%
|
.106
|
|||||||||||||||
| 29
|
2212
|
.359
|
.349
|
9.3%
|
8.4%
|
1.3%
|
0.9%
|
.125
|
.106
|
* = Left-handed hitter
** = Switch-hitter
^ = Unknown
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