1944 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

    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+
    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)


    Roster
    Player
    Age
    		Pos
    PA
    IP
    		Uni
    Height
    Weight
    		Bats Throws
    Birth
    Death
    SP
    2
    3.1
    33
    SS
    255
    10.0
    5
    5'9"
    165
    R
    R
    9/18/1910 ( Sulligent, AL )
    7/24/1976 ( Pittsburgh, PA )
    26
    3B
    96
    19
    5'11"
    155
    R
    R
    3/17/1918 ( Rocky Mount, NC )
    3/1/1973 ( Rocky Mount, NC )
    41
    LF
    250
    1
    5'11"
    157
    B
    L
    5/17/1903 ( Starkville, MS )
    3/7/1991 ( St. Louis, MO )
    34
    CF
    251
    2
    5'9"
    165
    B
    R
    11/9/1909 ( Montgomery, AL )
    11/23/1974 ( Detroit, MI )
    22
    SP
    2
    7.0
    6'3"
    200
    L
    R
    7/31/1921 ( East Carnegie, PA )
    1/12/1996 ( Richmond, VA )
    24
    SP
    2
    4.0
    6'2"
    202
    L
    3/24/1920 ( East Saint Louis, IL )
    9/18/1976 (death place unknown)
    36
    SP
    94
    127.1
    11
    6'1"
    195
    B
    R
    2/23/1908 ( McDonald Township, OH )
    2/8/1965 ( Dayton, OH )
    42
    2B
    147
    7
    5'11"
    172
    R
    R
    3/6/1902 ( Norfolk, VA )
    12/3/1981 ( Fort Myers, FL )
    34
    2B
    2
    5'6"
    145
    R
    R
    2/5/1910 ( Wenonah, AL )
    11/18/1972 ( Pittsburgh, PA )
    41
    SP
    29
    78.0
    7
    5'11"
    176
    L
    R
    12/8/1902 ( Harpersville, AL )
    1/23/1974 ( Birmingham, AL )
    26
    1B
    5
    6'3"
    188
    R
    R
    7/3/1917 ( Piper, AL )
    5/21/1997 ( Birmingham, AL )
    34
    C
    69
    14
    6'1"
    180
    R
    R
    3/19/1910 ( Chattanooga, TN )
    2/11/2000 ( Pittsburgh, PA )
    32
    C
    203
    20
    6'1"
    213
    R
    R
    12/21/1911 ( Buena Vista, GA )
    1/20/1947 ( Pittsburgh, PA )
    39
    LF
    34
    3
    5'10"
    168
    L
    R
    6/10/1905 ( Calhoun, AL )
    2/23/1978 ( Los Angeles, CA )
    SP
    0.2
    26
    RF
    200
    50.1
    6
    6'1"
    175
    L
    R
    8/4/1917 ( Greenwood, MS )
    4/2/1970 ( Flint, MI )
    31
    SP
    10
    24.0
    5'11"
    173
    R
    R
    1/19/1913 ( Ocala, FL )
    5/19/2000 ( Bronx, NY )
    34
    2B
    109
    18
    5'11"
    147
    R
    R
    9/13/1909 ( Washington, DC )
    2/14/1980 ( Washington, DC )
    28
    SP
    23
    63.1
    16
    6'3"
    182
    L
    R
    9/26/1915 ( Jefferson, TX )
    30
    RF
    2
    6'2"
    210
    10/19/1913 ( East Orange, NJ )
    1/29/1969 ( Binghamton, NY )
    36
    1B
    225
    4
    5'10"
    185
    L
    L
    9/8/1907 ( Rocky Mount, NC )
    11/27/1997 ( Rocky Mount, NC )
    24
    2B
    32
    12
    5'9"
    151
    R
    R
    8/4/1919 ( Gretna, LA )
    5/17/2003 ( Gretna, LA )
    33
    SP
    31
    64.1
    10
    5'11"
    215
    B
    L
    9/15/1910 ( Catskill, NY )
    2/19/1997 ( Catskill, NY )
    30
    SP
    21
    39.1
    6'0"
    200
    B
    L
    12/6/1913 ( Atlanta, GA )
    2/3/1998 ( Decatur, GA )
    29
    RF
    27
    5'10"
    165
    L
    R
    11/10/1914 ( Griffin, GA )
    3/13/1961 ( Oakland, CA )
    SP
    12
    12.1
    15
    L
    L
    48
    3B
    73
    8
    5'8"
    190
    L
    R
    2/28/1896 ( Remington, VA )
    6/24/1963 ( Washington, DC )
    27
    SP
    6
    14.1
    5'11"
    175
    R
    R
    11/28/1916 ( New Orleans, LA )
    5/10/1990 ( Jackson, MS )

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